Plural form of cornicle; multiple small horn-like or tube-shaped projections on insects or arthropods.
Plural of cornicle, from Latin corniculum. The -s ending creates the plural form used when discussing multiple such structures on insects.
When scientists identify aphids under a microscope, counting and examining their cornicles is one of the key ways they tell different species apart!
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