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Definitions
the hollow spine of a feather
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin calamus (“reed, cane”). Doublet of culm, haulm, helm (Etymology 4, stalk), qalam, and shawm.
Used in a sentence
“Thus, the four distinct feather parts that have been compared as to amino acid content to note whether or not the composition is uniform are rachis, barbs, calamus and medulla.”
“In follicles late in feather growth, after rupture of the feather sheath, this canal contained the upper part of the calamus.”
“Chapin asserted that the calamus is firmly fixed in the wing”
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