cornute

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cornute

/kɔːˈnjuːt/ UK

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

From Latin cornūtus, from cornu.

verb cornutes · cornuting · cornuted

transitive To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of. ‘Will you cooperate with me in cornuting your husband? It's a must!’

adjective

not comparable Bearing horns or shaped like a horn; cornuted.

noun cornutes

A member of the order Cornuta. Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover plat

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@misc{cornute_2026,
  title = {cornute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}