corneous

• 形容具有角质或类似角的质地或成分的，常用于生物学和解剖学中，指由角蛋白构成的结构。

Describes something that is horny or horn-like in texture or composition; used in biology and anatomy to refer to structures made of keratin.

1. Made of horn or horn-like substanceC2formal

   Composed of or resembling horn; having a hard, keratinous texture.

   角质的

   • The beetle's corneous shell protected it from predators.
   • The corneous layer of the skin is composed of dead cells.
   • The bird's beak is a corneous structure.

   同义词hornlikehorny