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corniculate

[ kawr-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

  1. resembling a small horn in appearance.
  2. having horns or hornlike parts; horned.

corniculate

/ -lɪt; kÉ”ËˈnɪkjÊŠËŒleɪt /

adjective

  1. having horns or hornlike projections
  2. relating to or resembling a horn
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corniculate1

1640–50; < Latin ³¦´Ç°ù²Ô¾±³¦³Ü±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ horned, equivalent to cornicul ( um ) little horn ( cornicle ) + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corniculate1

C17: from Latin ³¦´Ç°ù²Ô¾±³¦³Ü±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ horned, from corniculum a little horn, from ³¦´Ç°ù²ÔÅ« horn
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Corniculate, kor-nik′ū-lÄt, adj. horned: shaped like a horn.—n.

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Corniculate, furnished with a small horn or spur.

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