CALCAR


Meaning of CALCAR in English

I. ˈkalˌkär noun

( plural calcar·ia kalˈka(a)rēə)

Etymology: Latin, spur, from calc-, calx heel

: a spur or spurlike prominence: as

a. : a clawlike process on the leg or wing of a bird that is not the termination of a digit

b. : a process of the calcaneum of a bat helping to support the web between the leg and tail — see bat illustration

c. : a spur at the end of the tibia of an insect

d. : prehallux

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Italian calcara, from Late Latin calcaria limekiln, from Latin calc-, calx lime — more at chalk

: an oven or reverberatory furnace used in early glassmaking processes for calcination of the batch into frit

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