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View synonyms for corniculate

corniculate

[ kawr-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

  1. resembling a small horn in appearance.
  2. having horns or hornlike parts; horned.


corniculate

/ -lɪt; kɔːˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. having horns or hornlike projections
  2. relating to or resembling a horn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corniculate1

1640–50; < Latin corniculātus horned, equivalent to cornicul ( um ) little horn ( cornicle ) + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corniculate1

C17: from Latin corniculātus horned, from corniculum a little horn, from cornū horn
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Example Sentences

Corniculate, kor-nik′ū-lāt, adj. horned: shaped like a horn.—n.

Corniculate, furnished with a small horn or spur.

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