corniculate

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adjective

Horned; having horns.

“corniculate cartilages”

OriginLatin corniculātus ← ['la corniculātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecorniculate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHorned; having horns.
  2. not comparableHaving processes resembling small horns.

    corniculate cartilages

Origin

  1. ['lacorniculātus
  2. Latincorniculātus
  3. Englishcorniculate

Borrowed from Latin corniculātus (“horn-shaped, horned”).

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APA

corniculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corniculate

MLA

“corniculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corniculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corniculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corniculate.

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