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View synonyms for corneous

corneous

[ kawr-nee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. consisting of a horny substance; horny.


corneous

/ ˈkɔːnɪəs /

adjective

  1. horny; hornlike
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • pseudo·corne·ous adjective
  • sub·corne·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corneous1

1640–50; < Latin corneus horny, equivalent to corn ( ū ) horn + -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corneous1

C17: from Latin corneus horny, from cornū horn
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Example Sentences

One or more corneous sharp claws which arm the lobes of the Maxilla.

A corneous piece which covers the instruments of suction above, representing the Labrum in a perfect mouth.

The upper organs of flight, when they are corneous or coriaceous at the base and membranous at the apex.

A corneous spot between the costal and postcostal nervures, distinct from the Stigma observable in the Libellulina.

Horn, black; the upper part of the first segment with a corneous plate, similar to that of the Deilephila larv.

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