horned

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Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

There's a bone-white lobster, suctioned up for examination at the surface, and a horned sea cucumber whose mast-like spikes collapse into black spaghetti when it arrives on the ship.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

In preparation for Sunday’s NFC championship game in Seattle against the Seahawks, with his inspirational messages and solitary cheers dancing high above anonymous masses of metal, the Freeway Fan has become a blue-and-yellow horned SigAlert.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The horned toad looked at Nathan, its eyes wide and its mouth open in shock.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young