sac´like´

sac´like´
sac «sak», noun.
a part like a bag in an animal or plant, often containing a liquid. The human bladder is a sac. The honeybee carries honey in a honey sac. The octopus has an ink sac. SYNONYM(S): cyst, vesicle.
╂[< French, Old French sac < Latin saccus; see etym. under sack1 (Cf. ↑sack)]
–sac´like´, adjective.
Sac «sak, sk», noun, plural Sac or Sacs, adjective.
= Sauk. (Cf. ↑Sauk)
SAC (no periods),
Strategic Air Command.

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