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cor·nute

 (kôr-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′) also cor·nut·ed (-no͞o′tĭd, -nyo͞o′-)
adj.
1. Shaped like a horn.
2. Having horns or horn-shaped processes.
[Latin cornūtus, from cornū, horn; see cornu.]
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cornute

(kɔːˈnjuːt) or

cornuted

adj
(Biology) biology having or resembling cornua; hornlike: the cornute process of a bone.
[C17: from Latin cornūtus horned, from cornū horn]
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