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Significados de ambra grisea em inglês

russo
серый янтарь
português
âmbar-gris
espanhol
ámbar gris
catalão
ambre gris
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Substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales.

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        Examples for "ambergris"
        Examples for "ambergris"
        1
        He had doused himself in ambergris in honor of the occasion tonight.
        The story of cirrus flux
        2
        From time to time black slaves brought them coffee flavored with ambergris.
        Sacrifice
        3
        This often finds its way onto beaches and is called ambergris.
        BBC
        4
        At times the natives have found large pieces of ambergris on the coasts.
        History of the Philippine Islands
        5
        Facts began to be hunted for like the ambergris and ivory of commerce.
        The Arena, Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891
        1
        While thus ruminating, the mate and Louis began a desultory conversation concerning what they termed "ambergrease."
        The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
        1
        In the sunshine, the church tower was like grey amber.
        Eyeless in Gaza
        2
        Though the word ambergris is but the French compound for grey amber, yet the two substances are quite distinct.
        Moby-Dick; or, The Whale