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AMBERGRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ambergris mean?
• AMBERGRIS (noun)
The noun AMBERGRIS has 1 sense:
1. waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
Familiarity information: AMBERGRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("ambergris" is a kind of...):
animal product (a product made from animal material)
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