- ecalcarate
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/ee kal"keuh rayt'/, adj. Bot., Zool.having no spur or calcar.[1810-20; E- + CALCAR + -ATE1]
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Universalium. 2010.
ecalcarate
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ecalcarate — adj. [Gr. ek, out of; L. calcar, spur] Lacking spurs or calcaria … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecalcarate — (ˈ)ē+ adjective Etymology: e + Latin calcar spur + English ate more at calcar biology : being without a spur … Useful english dictionary
excalcarate — (ˈ)eks+ adjective Etymology: ex (I) + calcarate : ecalcarate * * * excalcarate, a. (ɛksˈkælkəreɪt) [f. ex privative + L. calcar spur + ate2.] … Useful english dictionary
