Dictionary - Definition of CALAMAR

Definition: CALAMAR


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Calamary": A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Calamar" is a common misspelling or typo for: calamari, calamary.

Date "Calamar" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: CALAMAR

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] An animal, having an oblong body and ten legs. On the belly are two bladders containing a black fluid, which the animal emits when pursued. It is called also sea-sleeve and cuttle-fish.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography	Calamar is geographically located in Colombia. Its features include an airfield (a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo), a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) and a second-order administrative division (a subdivision of a first-order administrative division). Its geographic coordinates are 10.25 degrees North latitude and 75 degrees West longitude. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Location of the municipality and town of Calamar in the Bolivar Department.

Calamar is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Calamar". Image Credit.
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