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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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.

The head is of a corneous, opaque substance.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 by Chambers, William

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.

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.