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calcarine

calcarine adjective: spurlike.

Adjective

calcarine (not comparable)

  1. spurlike
  2. Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar avis in the brain.

calcarine meaning in Tamil

calcarine in Tamil

கொண்டை

Origin of calcarine

From calcar + -ine.

Words formed from calcarine

Questions about calcarine

What does calcarine mean?
Calcarine means spurlike.
What is calcarine in Tamil?
Calcarine in Tamil is கொண்டை. See Calcarine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calcarine?
Calcarine is an adjective.

Words near calcarine in the dictionary

  1. calcarifer
  2. calcariferous
  3. calcarifers
  4. calcariform
  5. calcarina
  6. calcarine
  7. calcarinid
  8. calcarinids
  9. calcarinite
  10. calcarinites
  11. calcarious

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