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bezoar
[ bee-zawr, -zohr ]
noun
- a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, especially ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
- Obsolete. a counterpoison or antidote.
bezoar
/ ˈbiːzɔː /
noun
- a hard mass, such as a stone or hairball, in the stomach and intestines of animals, esp ruminants, and man: formerly thought to be an antidote to poisons
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Example Sentences
The researchers dubbed these plastic masses “polybezoars” to distinguish them from naturally occurring hair and plant fiber bezoars.
These large apes are the ouanderou and the douc; to them, therefore, we must refer the production of the bezoar.
The oldest domesticated goats seem to be descended from the Bezoar goat (Capra ægagrus), from the mountains of southwestern Asia.
Other magic medicines exist such as aphrodisiacs, and bezoar stones.
In one case a midwife claimed to have a bezoar stone17 found in the body of an eel.
Bezoar stones are hard substances, of a dark color, and vary in size from a pea to a chestnut.
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