Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corniculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-nic-u-late
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Horned; having horns.

adj

Having processes resembling small horns.

Example Sentences

"corniculate cartilages"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corniculātus (“horn-shaped, horned”).

Questions

What does corniculate mean?: Horned; having horns.
Where does corniculate come from?: Borrowed from Latin corniculātus (“horn-shaped, horned”).

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