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Botany and zoology

* ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae * ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms * Calamus, the hollow shaft of a
feather Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and an exa ...
, also known as the quill * ''
Acorus calamus ''Acorus calamus'' (also called sweet flag, sway or muskrat root, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals. It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae, in the genus ''Acorus.'' Alth ...
'', the sweet flag, a tall wetland plant, commonly referred to as calamus in herbal medicine


Place names

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Calamus, Iowa Calamus () is a small town in Clinton County, Iowa, United States, located on the historical Lincoln Highway, which was the first transcontinental highway for automobiles across the U.S.. Calamus is the only town in Olive Township, Clinton County ...
, United States * Calamus, Wisconsin, United States *
Calamus Creek (disambiguation) Calamus Creek may refer to: * Calamus Creek (Minnesota), a stream in Douglas County, Minnesota * Calamus Creek (Wisconsin), a tributary of the Beaver Dam River in southeastern Wisconsin {{Geodis ...
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Calamus Swamp Calamus Swamp is a public preserve located from Circleville, Ohio, Circleville in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. It has a natural Kettle (geology), kettle lake/wetland and is owned by the Columbus Audubon, the local chapter of Nationa ...
, Ohio, United States


Other uses

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Calamus (DTP) Calamus is a desktop publishing application, originally built for the Atari ST computer. The first version was released on July 1, 1987, by the former German software company DMC GmbH. Calamus is a software Raster Image Processor, RIP applicati ...
, a desktop publishing application *
Calamus (poems) The "Calamus" poems are a cluster of poems in '' Leaves of Grass'' by Walt Whitman. These poems celebrate and promote "the manly love of comrades". Most critics believe that these poems are Whitman's clearest expressions in print of his ideas abo ...
, a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman *
Calamus Ensemble Calamus may refer to: Botany and zoology * ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae * ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms * Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill * ''Acorus calamus'', the swee ...
, a classical music ensemble featuring
Roberto Carnevale Roberto Carnevale (born 15 June 1966) is an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic teacher. Biography and career Born in Catania, he started studying piano at the age of seven. He took a degree in Arts at the University of Catania ...
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Ensemble Cálamus Ensemble may refer to: Art * Architectural ensemble * ''Ensemble'' (Kendji Girac album), 2015 * ''Ensemble'' (Ensemble album), 2006 * Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary * Ensemble cast (drama, comedy) * Ensemble (musical theatre) ...
, a classical music ensemble featuring
Eduardo Paniagua Eduardo Paniagua (born 1952 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish architect and musician, specializing in medieval Spanish music. Between 1966 and 1983, he was a member of the group Atrium Musicae de Madrid, led by his older brother Gregorio, playing wi ...
* USS ''Calamus'' (AOG-5) a ''Mettawee''-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy * Calamus or
Kalamos Kalamos (; ) is a Greek mythological figure. He is son of Maiandros, the god of the Maeander river. Mythology A story in Nonnus's ''Dionysiaca'' tells about the love of two youths, Kalamos and Karpos. Karpos drowned in the Meander river whil ...
, a figure in Greek mythology *Calamus, a character from the 2014 puzzle/adventure game
OneShot ''OneShot'' is a Puzzle video game, puzzle-adventure game developed by the indie game, indie studio Future Cat and published by KOMODO. Based on a free version made in 2014, it was released for Windows on December 8, 2016. ''OneShot'' gamepla ...


See also

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Calamis (disambiguation) Calamis may refer to two sculptors of ancient Greece: *Calamis (5th century BC) *Calamis (4th century BC) See also * Calamus (disambiguation) {{hndis