English Explanatory Dictionary

cornicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/

Word forms

cornicle cornicles

Etymology

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

Related words

corn corniculum
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