hornletn.
/ˈhɔːnlɪt/ A little horn.
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a1794 W. Jones Observ. Indian Plants in Wks. (1799) II. 105 Wings oblate..embracing the keel and the hornlets of the awning.
1894 R. B. Sharpe Handbk. Birds Great Brit. (1896) 80 The horned larks..recognised by the little tufts of black feathers, or hornlets, on each side of the hinder crown.
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