corneous
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It had vanished during his babyhood leaving only a corneous spot on his skull; but people were glad when Tomlin died.
From Time Magazine Archive
The winter wheats are, as a rule, more soft and starchy than the spring wheats, which are usually corneous or flinty to different degrees.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
There are still others that have their toes united and drawn under the skin, or enveloped in corneous hoofs, and are thereby enabled to exercise no prehensile power whatever.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Ossicula: small corneous pieces that serve in the articulation of the wings to the thorax.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
