corneagen

adjective

cor·​nea·​gen

ˈkȯ(r)nēəˌjen

variants or corneagenous

¦kȯ(r)nē¦ajənəs

: secreting cornea

—used of the hypodermal cells that underlie the ocelli and ommatidia in insects

Word History

Etymology

cornea + -gen, noun suffix (here in attributive use) or -genous

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