byüˈkrānēəm noun
also bu·crane (ˈ)byü|krān
( plural bucra·nia byüˈkrānēə ; also bucranes )
Etymology: Latin, from Greek boukranion ox head, from bous ox, head of cattle + kranion skull — more at cow , cranium
: a sculptured ornament (as on a Roman Ionic or Corinthian frieze) composed of an ox skull adorned with ribbons or garlands