| calcar |
1. a spur or spurlike process projecting from the leg of a bird. 2. a bony or cartilaginous process on the heel bone of bats, which helps to support the portion of the wing membrane lying between the legs (Morris 1992).
Ãâó: imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/glossary/letter.asp
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| calcar |
A bony or cartilaginous medial projection from the ankle of microchiropteran bats, used to support the uropatagium
Ãâó: www.uoguelph.ca/~mammals/Mammalogy_2005_glossary.h...
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| calcareous |
Consisting of or containing calcium carbonate; a soil rich in calcium salts, derived from limestone or chalk. Also, an organism which has an affinity for such an alkaline or basic soil.
Ãâó: biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm
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| calcar |
A cartilaginous rod that projects from the ankle in many and serves to support the tail membrane. A similar structure protrudes laterally from the wrist or elbow of some rodents and supports the gliding membrane.
Ãâó: www.humboldt.edu/~cmc43/glossary.htm
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| calcar avis |
A swelling along the inner wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle produced by a thickening of the infolded calcarine fissure.
Ãâó: www.meridianinstitute.com/eamt/files/burns2/bur2gl...
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