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.
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Ossicula: small corneous pieces that serve in the articulation of the wings to the thorax.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Base of these wings in the male with a strong bristle passing behind a strong corneous retinaculum, which arises from the anterior side of the sub-costal nervure.
Episternites: the upper pair of corneous appendages forming the ovipositor in grasshoppers.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
In some, however, the feet end in a single corneous substance called a hoof.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton