More fully beaver cod, beaver's cod. A castor sac of a beaver (usually in plural). Also: the musky oily material obtained from these, used in…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Castoridae (beaver) > inguinal sac(s) (7) cod1551 More fully beaver cod, beaver's cod. A castor sac of a beaver (usually in plural). Also: the musky oily material obtained from these, used in… codlings1605 In plural. The castor sacs or glands of a beaver (originally believed to be testicles). Cf. cod, n.1 3b. Obsolete. rare. follicle1646 Zoology. A castor sac of a beaver (cf. cod, n.1 3b). Now rare. beaver-stones1697 the two small sacs in the groin of the beaver, from which the substance ‘castor’ is obtained. oilstone1799 North American. Usually in form oil stone. Each of the musk glands or sacs of a beaver or otter. Subcategories:— castor (2) |
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