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||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. (Zoöl.) 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.

{ Cal"ca*rate (?), Cal"ca*ra`ted (?), }
a. [LL. calcaratus, fr. L.
calcar. See 2d Calcar.]

1. (Bot.) Having a spur, as the
flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred.
Gray.

2. (Zoöl.) Armed with a
spur.

Cal*ca"re*o-ar`gil*la"ceous (?), a.
consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous
earths.

Cal*ca"re*o-bi*tu"mi*nous (?), a.
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.


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