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Strained through the stone of ages, the calcereous drops had culminated in stately columns that reached from floor to vaulted ceiling, thinning at the center.
The Clan of the Cave Bear Auel, Jean M. 1980
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This calcereous deposit would furnish an unequaled base for fertilizer, and tests are being made to determine the value thereof.
From Slavery to Wealth The Life of Scott Bond The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance. Daniel Arthur 1917
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All the Holothurians or sea-cucumbers have in the skin calcereous bodies of different forms, usually thick and irregular, which make the skin tough and resistant.
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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Thus we have in these apparently random forms of the calcereous bodies, complex adaptations in which every little detail as to direction, curve, and pointing is exactly determined.
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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The 500 acres on the border of Chanhassen and Chaska include a trout stream along with the rare calcereous fen that is threatened by booming suburban development.
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[2] This hole is also covered by two calcereous plates which can pull back to reveal the inside of the barnacle.
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[4] This hole is also covered by two calcereous plates which can pull back to reveal the inside of the barnacle.
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The tiny sensory hairs on the cirri detect danger and water level in order to tell the creature whether to open or close the two calcereous plates at the top
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[1] If you don't know much about barnacles then you should know that they are filter feeding animals covered in calcereous plates that stick to surfaces such as rocks or ships. lobsters, and they are very hard to remove from the surfaces they are attached to.
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The tiny sensory hairs on the cirri detect danger and water level in order to tell the creature whether to open or close the two calcereous plates at the top
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