cornicle

A little horn.

Noun

  1. A little horn.
  2. one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphids

Origin

From Latin corniculum, diminutive of cornū. By surface analysis, Latin corn(ū) + -i- + -c(u)le.

Forms

cornicles

Related

corn corniculum