calcar
1a spur or spurlike process.
Origin of calcar
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Other definitions for calcar (2 of 2)
a reverberatory furnace for preparing frit.
Origin of calcar
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How to use calcar in a sentence
It is also called the calcar, or spur, and is furnished with cilia or bristles at its extremity.
Marvels of Pond-life | Henry J. SlackTergi sulco longitudinali tenui et aperto: marginibus basalibus utrinque ad calcar declivibus.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinTergi sulco longitudinali admodum tenui et aperto; marginibus basalibus utrinque ad calcar declivibus.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinOn the pre-axial side of the hallux is the supplemental digit, the prehallux or calcar.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsA reverberatory furnace or calcar, for calcining or fritting the materials; 2.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for calcar
/ (ˈkælˌkɑː) /
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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Scientific definitions for calcar
[ kăl′kär′ ]
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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