cornicle

cornicle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/

Noun

cornicle (plural cornicles)

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

References

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