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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: 'bag', from Latin saccus; SACK1

sac

 noun
     
Related topics: Biology, Animals, Plants
sac [countable] technical
HBPHBA a part inside a plant or animal that is shaped like a bag and contains liquid or air
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