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Epiphragm :: Epiphragm (n.) A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or aestivation..

Conglomerate :: Conglomerate (n.) A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; -- opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia..

Petrify :: Petrify (v. i.) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits..

Cockup :: Cockup (n.) A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); -- also called begti..

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A spur, or spurlike prominence..

Calcispongiae :: Calcispongiae (n. pl.) An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. See Porifera..

Style :: Stylaster (n.) Any one of numerous species of delicate, usually pink, calcareous hydroid corals of the genus Stylaster..

Calcify :: Calcify (v. t.) To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime.

Corallum :: Corallum (n.) The coral or skeleton of a zoophyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral..

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla.

Calcareo-siliceous :: Calcareo-siliceous (a.) Consisting of, or containing calcareous and siliceous earths..

Corneocalcareous :: Corneocalcareous (a.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals..

Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.

Testicardines :: Testicardines (n. pl.) A division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.

Syconium :: Sycones (n. pl.) A division of calcareous sponges.

Semicalcareous :: Semicalcareous (a.) Half or partially calcareous; as, a semicalcareous plant..

Sclerite :: Sclerite (n.) A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria..

Hippocampus :: Hippocampus (n.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and calcar..

Bicalcarate :: Bicalcarate (a.) Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird..

Dissepiment :: Dissepiment (n.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral..

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