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cornu ammonis

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cornu ammonis

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From Latin cornū Ammōnis (“Ammon's horn”). See ammonite.

noun cornua ammonis · cornu Ammonis

  1. obsolete A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an ammonite.
  2. obsolete The hippocampus of the brain.

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@misc{cornu_ammonis_2026,
  title = {cornu ammonis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornu%20ammonis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}