Ambergris (also grey amber); a perfume made from this. Occasionally also: spermaceti (also white amber). Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Physeteridae > genus Physeter (sperm whale) > parts of > ambergris (3) amberc1390 Ambergris (also grey amber); a perfume made from this. Occasionally also: spermaceti (also white amber). Obsolete. ambergris?a1425 A wax-like substance having a brownish grey colour and a sweet earthy scent, formed as a natural secretion in the bile duct of sperm whales, which… black amber1658 (a) = jet, n.2 1a; †(b) = ambergris, n. (obsolete); (c) a dark-coloured amber. |
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