Meaning Of The Word Cornicle

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cornicle in American English
noun: any of various small, horn-shaped processes, esp. one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted

cornicle in British English
noun: a wax-secreting organ on an aphid's abdomen that is shaped like a horn

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