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 head is of a corneous, opaque substance.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 by Chambers, William

In some, however, the feet end in a single corneous substance called a hoof.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

In the next stage the larva has a solid corneous envelope and an oval shape, and, in its color, consistency, and immobility, resembles the chrysalis of a fly.

From A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by Jordan, David Starr

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.