Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of a pair of tubular organs on the abdomen of an aphid, from which the insect secretes a waxy fluid when attacked.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little horn; a corniculum.
- noun In entomology, a honey-duct; one of the two horn-like tubular organs on the back of an aphid or plant-louse, from which a sweet, honey-like fluid exudes; a nectary or siphuncle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A little horn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
little horn .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin corniculum, little horn; see corniculate.]
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