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hornito definition

hor·nito (hôr nēt′ō, ôr-)

noun pl. hornitos -·tos

a small, beehive-shaped mound built up from clots of molten lava ejected from an underlying volcanic tube

Etymology: Sp, dim. of horno, oven < L furnus: see furnace

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