cornicle

English

Etymology

Latin corniculum, diminutive of cornū.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/

Noun

cornicle (plural cornicles)

(obsolete) A little horn.
(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

“cornicle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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