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单词 corniculate
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corniculate

[ kawr-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ kɔrˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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adjective

resembling a small horn in appearance.
having horns or hornlike parts; horned.

Origin of corniculate

1640–50; <Latin corniculātus horned, equivalent to cornicul(um) little horn (see cornicle) + -ātus-ate1

Words nearby corniculate

cornhusking, cornice, corniche, Cornichon, cornicle, corniculate, corniculate cartilage, corniculum, cornification, cornify, Corniglia
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British Dictionary definitions for corniculate

corniculate
/ (kɔːˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

adjective

having horns or hornlike projections
relating to or resembling a horn

Word Origin for corniculate

C17: from Latin corniculātus horned, from corniculum a little horn, from cornū horn
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Medical definitions for corniculate

corniculate
[ kôr-nĭkyə-lāt′, -lĭt ]

adj.

Having horns or hornlike projections.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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