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

Squamula: a small corneous scale covering the base of primaries in some insects: = tegula, q.v.: in Diptera, = alula.

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)

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

Tubus: a term used to designate the corneous base of a ligula: the sheath of the tongue.

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