calcar

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[ kal-kahr ]

noun,plural cal·car·i·a [kal-kair-ee-uh]. /kælˈkɛər i ə/. Biology.
  1. a spur or spurlike process.

Origin of calcar

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<Latin: spur, equivalent to calc-, stem of calx heel, calx + -ar, shortening of -āre, neuter of -āris-ar1

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calcar2
[ kal-kahr ]

noun,plural cal·car·i·a [kal-kair-ee-uh]. /kælˈkɛər i ə/. Glassmaking.
  1. a reverberatory furnace for preparing frit.

Origin of calcar

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1655–65; <Italian calcara<Late Latin calcāria lime-kiln, equivalent to Latin calc- lime (see chalk) + -āria-ary

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British Dictionary definitions for calcar

calcar

/ (ˈkælˌkɑː) /


nounplural calcaria (kælˈkɛərɪə)
  1. a spur or spurlike process, as on the leg of a bird or the corolla of a flower

Origin of calcar

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C19: from Latin, from calx heel

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Scientific definitions for calcar

calcar

[ kălkär′ ]


  1. A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird.

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