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
Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Episternites: the upper pair of corneous appendages forming the ovipositor in grasshoppers.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Tergo-rhabdites: the lower pair of corneous appendages forming the ovipositor in grasshoppers: plates on the inner dorsal surface of the abdominal wall.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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)
