corneous
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Origin of corneous
1640–50; < Latin corneus horny, equivalent to corn ( ū ) horn + -eus -eous
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It had vanished during his babyhood leaving only a corneous spot on his skull; but people were glad when Tomlin died.
From Time Magazine Archive
Episternites: the upper pair of corneous appendages forming the ovipositor in grasshoppers.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Tergo-rhabdites: the lower pair of corneous appendages forming the ovipositor in grasshoppers: plates on the inner dorsal surface of the abdominal wall.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Tubus: a term used to designate the corneous base of a ligula: the sheath of the tongue.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Valves: in Orthoptera, the corneous pieces of the ovipositor:= corniculi in Lepidoptera, sometimes used to = harpes; q.v.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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