cornicle

English

Etymology

From Latin corniculum, diminutive of cornū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/

Noun

cornicle (plural cornicles)

1. (obsolete) A little horn.
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

References

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