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单词 ambergris
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am·ber·gris (ămbər-grĭs, -grēs)
n.
A waxy grayish substance from the intestines of sperm whales that was used as a fixative and a fragrance in the manufacture of perfumes. It is found floating at sea or washed ashore and was formerly extracted from whale carcasses.

[Middle English, from Old French ambre gris : ambre, amber; see AMBER + gris, gray; see GRISAILLE.]
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