Corneous (Adjective)
Meaning
Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The corneous layer of the hooves provided protection from the rough terrain.
- Her fingers ran over the intricate carvings on the corneous buttons of her grandmother's antique coat.
- The ancient tool was made from a corneous material that closely resembled fossilized horn.
- A thin corneous covering shielded the sensitive nerve endings of the reptile's scaly skin.
- In some species of insects, the hard exoskeleton is composed of a corneous material secreted by the epidermis.