cornu

A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

Noun

  1. A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
    • Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis

    Synonyms: infundibulum choana pelvis

  2. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

Forms

cornua

Related

cornu ammonis

Derived

postcornu