"ink sac" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ink sacs [plural]
Etymology: ink + sac Etymology templates: {{com|en|ink|sac}} ink + sac Head templates: {{en-noun}} ink sac (plural ink sacs)
  1. (zoology) A muscular bag found in certain cephalopods used to generate ink. Wikipedia link: ink sac Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts

Inflected forms

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