horned \horned\, a.
   furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
   process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
   shaped like a horn.
   1913 webster

         the horned moon with one bright star
         within the nether tip.                   --coleridge.
   1913 webster

   horned bee zool., a british wild bee osmia bicornis,
      having two little horns on the head.

   horned dace zool., an american cyprinoid fish semotilus
      corporialis common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
      see illust. of chub.

   horned frog zool., a very large brazilian frog
      ceratophrys cornuta, having a pair of triangular horns
      arising from the eyelids.

   horned grebe zool., a species of grebe colymbus
      auritus, of arctic europe and america, having two dense
      tufts of feathers on the head.

   horned horse zool., the gnu.

   horned lark zool., the shore lark.

   horned lizard zool., the horned toad.

   horned owl zool., a large north american owl bubo
      virginianus, having a pair of elongated tufts of
      feathers on the head. several distinct varieties are
      known; as, the arctic, western, dusky, and striped horned
      owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
      regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
      eagle owl, and cat owl. sometimes also applied to the
      long-eared owl. see eared owl, under eared.

   horned poppy. bot. see horn poppy, under horn.

   horned pout zool., an american fresh-water siluroid fish;
      the bullpout.

   horned rattler zool., a species of rattlesnake crotalus
      cerastes, inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
      california to mexico. it has a pair of triangular horns
      between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

   horned ray zool., the sea devil.

   horned screamer zool., the kamichi.

   horned snake zool., the cerastes.

   horned toad zool., any lizard of the genus phrynosoma,
      of which nine or ten species are known. these lizards have
      several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
      body, covered with spiny scales. they inhabit the dry,
      sandy plains from california to mexico and texas. called
      also horned lizard.

   horned viper. zool. see cerastes.
      1913 webster
see also:
horned bee osmia bicornis horned dace semotilus corporialis chub horned frog 
ceratophrys cornuta horned grebe colymbus auritus horned horse horned lark 
horned lizard horned owl bubo virginianus great horned owl horn owl 
eagle owl cat owl long-eared owl eared owl eared 
horned poppy horn poppy horn horned pout horned rattler 
crotalus cerastes sidewinder horned ray horned screamer horned snake 
horned toad phrynosoma horned lizard horned viper cerastes