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cornicle.

A little horn.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/
  1. A little horn.

    obsolete
  2. one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphids

Where this word comes from

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

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