CULTUS Cul"tus (kl"ts), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl.Cultuses (-. Etym: [L., cultivation, culture. See Cult.]
Defn: Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf.Cult, 2.
CULTUS COD
Cul"tus cod` (kd`). Etym: [Chinook cultus of little worth.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Cod, and Buffalo cod, under Buffalo.
CULVER
Cul"ver (k"vr), n. Etym: [AS. culfre, perh. fr. L. columba.]
Defn: A dove. "Culver in the falcon's fist." Spenser.
CULVER
Cul"ver, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. Culverin.]
Defn: A culverin. Falcon and culver on each tower Stood prompt their deadly hail to shower. Sir W. Scott.
CULVERHOUSE
Cul"ver*house` (-hous`), n.
Defn: A dovecote.