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Meaning of cornicular | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Being or relating to a horn angle.
    not-comparable, obsolete, rare
  2. Of or pertaining to cornicles.
    not-comparable, rare

Examples

“The cornicular secretions of the aphids Myzus persicae and Acyrthosiphon Pisum were analyzed by Strong (1967) and shown to consist almost exclusively of triglycerides.”
“Nanocthulhu possesses a cornicular knob on the corniculum, distinguishing this genus from Stentorceps, which has a circular or ovoid corniculum[…]”
“The cornicular secretions act in two ways: they can trap the parasitoid as well as function as alarm pheromones that alert their nearby conspecific individuals. The following behaviours of the aphids were recorded: […]cornicular secretions (0, 1 side or 2 sides).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

corniculate cornier corniest corniferous cornific cornified

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