callosity
noun
cal·los·i·ty
ka-ˈlä-sə-tē 
kə-
plural callosities
1
: the quality or state of being callous: such as
a
: marked or abnormal hardness and thickness
b
: lack of feeling or capacity for emotion
2
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The 17-year-old mother, named for a callosity near her blowhole that looks like a snow cone, no longer had the same girth or the dark black skin of a healthy right whale.
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David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
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David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
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“Callosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callosity. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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callosity
noun
cal·los·i·ty
ka-ˈläs-ət-ē, kə-
plural callosities
: the quality or state of being callous
especially
: marked or abnormal hardness and thickness (as of the skin)
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