cornicle

[ kawr-ni-kuhl ]

/ ˈkɔr nɪ kəl /

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noun

any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.

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Origin of cornicle

1640–50; <Latin corniculum little horn, equivalent to corn- (stem of cornū) horn + -i--i- + -culum-cle¹

Words nearby cornicle

Cornhusker State, cornhusking, cornice, corniche, Cornichon, cornicle, corniculate, cornification, Corniglia, Corning, Cornish