sac
noun
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Sacs
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pluralof Sac.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
sacs
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pluralof sac.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
sacnouna baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
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The Sacs and Fox mined and smelted 60 tons of lead for Shreve.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several tribes, the Miamis, Sacs, and others, have claimed connection with the great chief; but it is certain that he was, by adoption at least, an Ottawa.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
A description of heaven—by Wampasha, an Iowa Indian—was found in the diary of Reverend S. M. Irvin, a devoted missionary among the Iowas and Sacs.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Carrie de Voe
A battle took place between the French, and the Sacs and Foxes.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
A chief of the Kiscoquah band of Sacs or Sauks, and head chief of the combined Sacs and Foxes.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by W. H. Jackson
The sacs survived pressures equal to those found at depths of more than 400 meters, which is far deeper than the larvae normally travel during their daily migration.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The researchers next placed the larvae inside miniature pressure chambers to determine how much pressure the air sacs could withstand before collapsing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
They had been believed to be fraternal twins because they developed in different amniotic sacs, but doctors found their markers were exactly the same while assessing Grace as a potential stem cell donor.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
In another chapter, Mr. Haskell follows the path of an owlet moth into the cranefly orchid’s flower and lets us watch how sacs of pollen attach themselves to the insect’s eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
They’re the most elaborate ones I’ve done yet: divided thoroughfares, alleys, cul de sacs, tunnels, toll plazas, and traffic circles.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
