Definition
A reference to calcium-containing or limestone-based materials and deposits; also refers to a group of sponges that have calcium carbonate skeletons.
Etymology
From Latin calcarius relating to chalk or limestone (from calx, meaning lime or chalk), referring to calcium-containing substances.
Kelly Says
Calcarea sponges are ancient creatures that have been making their shells from calcium for over 600 million years—they were literally mining the ocean for limestone before humans even existed!
Translations
ARالعربية
الحجر الجيري
al-hajar al-jirayi
BNবাংলা
চুনাপাথর
chuna-pathor
CACatalà
calcària
kal-ka-ree-ah
CSČeština
vápenec
va-pen-ets
DADansk
kalksten
kalk-sten
DEDeutsch
Kalkstein
kalks-tain
ESEspañol
calcareo
kal-ka-reh-oh
FISuomi
kalkkikivi
kalk-ki-vi
FRFrançais
calcaire
kal-kahr
GUGU
ચૂનાનો પથ્થર
chuna-no paththar
HIहिन्दी
चूना पत्थर
chuna paththar
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu kapur
batu ka-pur
ITItaliano
calcare
kal-ka-reh
KMKM
ស្ថាបត្យ
stha-bat-ty
MSBahasa Melayu
kapur
ka-pur
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကျောက်
shwe-kyaw-ht
NLNederlands
kalksteen
kalks-teen
NONorsk
kalksten
kalk-sten
PLPolski
wapienie
va-pen-ee-eh
PTPortuguês
calcária
kal-ka-ree-ah
RORomână
calcăre
kal-ka-reh
RUРусский
известняк
izvestnyak
SVSvenska
kalkstein
kalk-shtyen
SWKiswahili
mawe ya chokaa
ma-we ya cho-kaa
TLTL
bato ng apog
ba-to ng a-pog
TRTürkçe
kireçtaşı
ki-resh-ta-shi
UKУкраїнська
вапняк
v'pnyak
URاردو
چونا پتھر
chuna pathar
VITiếng Việt
đá vôi
da voi