cornicle

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/ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/

noun

A little horn.

OriginLatin corniculum →
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Meanings

nouncornicle (plural cornicles)

plural cornicles

  1. obsoleteA little horn.
  2. biologyone of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphids

Origin

  1. Latincorniculum
  2. Englishcornicle

From Latin corniculum, diminutive of cornū. By surface analysis, Latin corn(ū) + -i- + -c(u)le.

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