cornulen.
/ˈkɔːnjuːl/ Zoology.
A small horny plate with the function of a tooth.
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1889 H. A. Nicholson & R. Lydekker Man. Palæontol. (ed. 3) II. 1265 Teeth are present in the young [of Ornithorhynchus], and are succeeded by horny plates or cornules.
1960 I. F. Henderson & W. D. Henderson Dict. Sci. Terms (ed. 7) Cornule, a small horn-like process; one of the horny jaw-plates of Ornithorhynchus.
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