"cornicle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/ Forms: cornicles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin corniculum, diminutive of cornū. By surface analysis, Latin corn(ū) + -i- + -c(u)le. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|corniculum}} Latin corniculum, {{surf|en|la:cornū|-i-|-cule|alt1=corn(ū)|alt3=-c(u)le}} By surface analysis, Latin corn(ū) + -i- + -c(u)le Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornicle (plural cornicles)
  1. (obsolete) A little horn. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cornicle-en-noun-PG1mTORx
  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
    Sense id: en-cornicle-en-noun-p-0umvoL Categories (other): Entomology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, English terms suffixed with -cule, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cule: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corn, corniculum

Inflected forms

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