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Caliculus

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calyculusnoun(zoology) Any cup-shaped structure.
calyclenoun(archaic, botany) calyculus

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calyclenoun(archaic, botany) calyculus
calyculusnoun(zoology) Any cup-shaped structure.
caliclenoun(botany, zoology) A calyculus.
cotylanounAlternative form of cotyle (“in all senses”). [(historical) A unit of Greek liquid measure.]
caligidnounAny member of the Caligidae; a sea louse.
cotylenoun(zootomy) Synonym of acetabulum (“any of various cup-shaped joints, organs, or skin features in various animals”).
cupulenounAny small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
aciculumnoun(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
calycophorenounAlternative form of calycophoran. [(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae]
cingulumnounThe girdle of an alb.
hydrocaulusnoun(zoology) The hollow stem of a hydrozoan
umbilicusnoun(anatomy) navel
calicophorannounMisspelling of calycophoran. [(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae]
calcareannoun(zoology) Any sponge, of the class Calcarea, that has a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate spicules.
acetabulumnoun(anatomy) The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
calamistrumnoun(zoology) A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of cribellate spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to comb out fine bands of silk in the construction of their webs.
calcispongenoun(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
siphunculusnounAlternative form of siphuncule. [(zoology) A tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods.]
falculanoun(plural only, zoology) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.
calyptopisnoun(biology) The phase of larval development characterized by compound eyes beneath the carapace.

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