calcar
calcar noun: a small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.
Noun (1)
calcar (plural calcars)
Noun (2)
calcar (plural calcars or calcaria)
- A spur-like projection.
- ... a calcar, the apical spine of the inner series must in many of the species be also considered as such, since the appearance of both, and their position as regards the calcaria, are precisely similar. This apical spine of the inner[…]1913, David Sharp, Fauna Hawaiiensis: Being the Land-fauna of the Hawaiian Islands, page 23
- ... The calcaria are frequently specified in the taxonomy of insects and are [...] a calcar is known as a strigilis. [...] A calcar and sometimes some of the adjacent setae are used for closing the[…]1923, Alexander Dyer MacGillivray, External Insect-anatomy: A Guide to the Study of Insect Anatomy and an Introduction to Systematic Entomology, page 245
calcar meaning in Tamil
calcar in Tamil
- பறவையின் கால் கூர்முனை, பளிங்கு உருக்குபத அடுப்பு
Forms of calcar
| plural | calcars |
|---|---|
| plural | calcaria |
Origin of calcar
From the Italian calcara (“lime-kiln”).
From the Latin calcar (“spur”).
Words formed from calcar
Questions about calcar
- What does calcar mean?
- Calcar means a small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.
- What is calcar in Tamil?
- Calcar in Tamil is பறவையின் கால் கூர்முனை, பளிங்கு உருக்குபத அடுப்பு. See Calcar meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is calcar?
- Calcar is a noun.
- What is the plural of calcar?
- The plural of calcar is calcars.
Words near calcar in the dictionary
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