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
In the next stage the larva has a solid corneous envelope and an oval shape, and, in its color, consistency, and immobility, resembles the chrysalis of a fly.
From A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by David Starr Jordan
Valves: in Orthoptera, the corneous pieces of the ovipositor:= corniculi in Lepidoptera, sometimes used to = harpes; q.v.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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 Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
