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.

Episternites: the upper pair of corneous appendages forming the ovipositor in grasshoppers.

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

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

A hard, thickened, horny patch made up of the corneous layers of the epidermis.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman