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corneagen
adjective
cor·nea·gen
\ˈkȯ(r)nēəˌjen\
variants: or
corneagenous
\¦kȯ(r)nē¦ajənəs\Definition of corneagen
: secreting cornea —used of the hypodermal cells that underlie the ocelli and ommatidia in insects
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Origin and Etymology of corneagen
cornea + -gen, noun suffix (here in attributive use) or -genous
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