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

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

A hard, thickened, horny patch made up of the corneous layers of the epidermis.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Valves: in Orthoptera, the corneous pieces of the ovipositor:= corniculi in Lepidoptera, sometimes used to = harpes; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.