Preferred Label : platypus calcaneus spur;
Uberon related term : poisonous ankle spur; hind-leg spur; calcaneus spur; ankle spur;
Uberon Taxon note : The female platypus, in common with echidnas, has rudimentary spur buds which do not
develop (dropping off before the end of their first year) and lack functional crural
glands. Not to be confused with 'calcaneal spur', a small osteophyte (bone spur) located
on the calcaneus (heel bone);
Origin ID : 0011581;
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