castor sac en · NOUN
Meanings
- An organ of a beaver releasing a secretion for refining the animal’s fell, popular in perfumery as under the name castoreum, and formerly used in medicine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| castor sacs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| castor-sac | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
sv bävergäll (beaver’s castoreum organ) · fi hausterauhanen (beaver’s castoreum organ) · de Biberbeutel (beaver’s castoreum organ) · de Castorbeutel (beaver’s castoreum organ) · fi haus (beaver’s castoreum organ) · fi haustepussi (beaver’s castoreum organ)