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CalcariaCalcar Cal"car, n.; L. pl. Calcaria. [L., a spur, as worn on
the heel, also the spur of a cock, fr. calx, calcis, the
heel.]
1. (Bot.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or
corolla.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A slender bony process from the ankle joint of
bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the
web, in flight.
3. (Anat.)
(a) A spur, or spurlike prominence.
(b) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle
of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or
ergot. Calcariferous
Calcariferous Cal`ca*rif"er*ous, a. [L. calcarius of lime +
ferous.]
Lime-yielding; calciferous
Calcarine
Calcarine Cal"ca*rine, a. (Anat.)
Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar of the brain.
L calcariferLates La"tes, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates
Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer)
is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are
valued as food fishes. Lates calcariferCockup Cock"up, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates
calcarifer); -- also called begti.
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