corneous

American  

[kawr-nee-uhs] / ˈkɔr ni əs /

adjective

1. consisting of a horny substance; horny.

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corneous British  

/ ˈkɔːnɪəs /

adjective

1. horny; hornlike

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Other Word Forms

• pseudocorneous adjective
• subcorneous adjective

Etymology

Origin of corneous

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

Example Sentences

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

Each cell arises from the upper and back part of another, with the intervention of a short corneous tube which is prolonged from the interior of one cell to that of the one above.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

The silicious sponges with simple spicules appear to have existed as far back as the Siluro-Cambrian, and there is believed to be almost as early evidence of horny or corneous sponges.

From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, Sir J. William

Ossicula: small corneous pieces that serve in the articulation of the wings to the thorax.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

On the general surface the fungus has its seat in the epidermis, especially in the corneous layer; upon the scalp and bearded region the epidermis, hair-shaft, root and follicle are invaded.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman