- musk-sac
- muskˈ-bag, muskˈ-cod, muskˈ-pod, muskˈ-pouch or muskˈ-sac nounA musk gland• • •Main Entry: ↑musk
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musk-bag — muskˈ bag, muskˈ cod, muskˈ pod, muskˈ pouch or muskˈ sac noun A musk gland • • • Main Entry: ↑musk muskˈ bag or muskˈ ball noun A bag or ball containing musk, as a perfuming sachet • • • Main Ent … Useful english dictionary
musk-cod — muskˈ bag, muskˈ cod, muskˈ pod, muskˈ pouch or muskˈ sac noun A musk gland • • • Main Entry: ↑musk … Useful english dictionary
musk-pod — muskˈ bag, muskˈ cod, muskˈ pod, muskˈ pouch or muskˈ sac noun A musk gland • • • Main Entry: ↑musk … Useful english dictionary
musk-pouch — muskˈ bag, muskˈ cod, muskˈ pod, muskˈ pouch or muskˈ sac noun A musk gland • • • Main Entry: ↑musk … Useful english dictionary
musk — /musk/, n. 1. a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong odor, and used in perfumery. 2. an artificial imitation of the substance. 3. a similar secretion of other animals, as the… … Universalium
Musk deer — Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
musk — [musk] n. [OFr musc < LL muscus < Gr moschos < Pers mušk, musk < Sans muṣka, testicle, dim. of mus,MOUSE] 1. a substance with a strong, penetrating odor, obtained from a small sac (musk bag) under the skin of the abdomen in the male… … English World dictionary
musk deer — ► NOUN ▪ a small East Asian deer, the male of which produces musk in an abdominal sac … English terms dictionary
musk deer — noun small heavy limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk • Syn: ↑Moschus moschiferus • Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid • Member Holonyms: ↑Moschus, ↑genus Moschus * * * … Useful english dictionary
musk — noun 1》 a strong smelling reddish brown substance secreted by the male musk deer, used as an ingredient in perfumery. 2》 (also musk plant) a musk scented plant related to the monkey flower. [Mimulus moschatus and related species.] Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
