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

Word History and Origins

Origin of corniculate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of corniculate¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Corniculate, furnished with a small horn or spur.

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