Carbuncle (disambiguation)

Carbuncle (disambiguation)

A Carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin

Carbuncle may also refer to:
* Carbuncle (Final Fantasy), a summon creature from the video game series Final Fantasy
* Carbuncle (gemstone), (archaic) a deep-red cabochon cut gemstone usually garnet, specifically almandine
* Carbuncle (heraldry), a charge or bearing, consisting of eight radii, or spokes; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire
* Carbuncle (mythology), a mythical beast reportedly sighted in the Americas by early Spanish conquistadors
* Carbuncle (Tasmania), small island off Port Sorell, Tasmania
* A character in the Puyo Puyo series
* Monstrous carbuncle, a pejorative term coined by Charles, Prince of Wales for ugly architecture.
* Ruby Carbuncle, a duel monster played by the Yu-gi-oh! GX character Jesse Andersen
* The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


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