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CALCARATE
Etymology
Adjective
calcarate (not comparable)
(botany, zoology) Having a spur; spurred.
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"ca*rate, Cal"ca*ra`ted, a. Etym: [LL. calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Armed with a spur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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