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Calcar - ium; pl. ia: a movable spur or spine-like process: specifically the spines at the apex of a tibia.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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R.Soc. _ vol.lxvi. p. 424; Calcar, "Die Fortschritte der Immunitäts - und Spezifizetätslehre seit 1870," _Progressus Rei Botanicae_, Bd. I.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Yet we stuck to our programme like Spartans, and about eight o'clock on the third evening, hobbling painfully along the road that runs from Cleves to Calcar, we were rewarded by the sight of a long massive building, with turrets at the corners, standing back from the highway behind a tall brick wall.
The Man with the Clubfoot Valentine Williams 1914
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Warnings of the vanity and danger of this life he heeded not until he met his fellow-student of the Sorbonne, Henry Æger of Calcar, prior of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Dutch painter, b. at Calcker, or Calcar, about 1460; d. at Haarlem in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The illustrations drawn by his friend and fellow countryman, van Calcar, are very much in advance of anything previously seen, except those of Leonardo.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 William Osler 1884
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Calcar competed in the steeple chase and Thomas competed in the hammer.
The Daily Barometer 2010
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The last time Oregon State was represented in the male track realm was in 1988, when Karl Van Calcar and John Thomas competed in the NCAA Championships.
The Daily Barometer 2010
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Calcar competed in the steeple chase and Thomas competed in the hammer.
The Daily Barometer 2010
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Calcar competed in the steeple chase and Thomas competed in the hammer.
The Daily Barometer 2010
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