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cornule Zool.|ˈkɔːnjuːl|
[ad. mod.L. cornulum, dim. of L. cornu horn.]
A small horny plate with the function of a tooth.
1889Nicholson & Lydekker Man. Palæont. (ed. 3) 1265 Teeth are present in the young [of Ornithorhynchus], and are succeeded by horny plates or cornules. 1960I. F. & W. D. Henderson Dict. Sci. Terms (ed. 7) Cornule, a small horn-like process; one of the horny jaw-plates of Ornithorhynchus. |