cornu

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noun

A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

“Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis”

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infundibulumchoanapelvis
OriginLatin cornū →
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Meanings

cornu1

nouncornu (plural cornua)

plural cornua

  1. A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

    Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis

    Synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis

  2. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

Cornu2

proper noun
  1. A surname from French.
    1. attributivemathematicsFrench mathematician Marie Alfred Cornu (1841–1902).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

Similar
infundibulumchoanapelvis
Also see
choanainfundibulumpelvis

Origin

  1. Latincornū“horn”
  2. Englishcornu

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

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APA

cornu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornu

MLA

“cornu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornu.

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