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feather, plumage, plume
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
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animal product
a product made from animal material
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animal oil
any oil obtained from animal substances
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dentin, dentine
a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
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bone, osseous tissue
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
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horn
the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
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shell
the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
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animal fat
any fat obtained from animals
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down, down feather
soft fine feathers
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aftershaft
a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
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contour feather
feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
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alula, bastard wing, spurious wing
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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marabou
the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
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hackle
long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
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flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
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scapular
a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
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ambergris
waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
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lac
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
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Sonora lac
resembling lac; secreted by a scale living on twigs of certain Mexican shrubs; used locally as medicine
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animal glue
a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
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fish glue
gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish
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drying oil
an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
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ivory, tusk
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
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baleen, whalebone
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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tortoiseshell
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
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mother-of-pearl, nacre
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
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animal skin
the outer covering of an animal
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blubber
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
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bone fat
fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases
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Dippel's oil, bone oil
dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
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bone oil
the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
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butterfat
the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
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cod liver oil, cod-liver oil
an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
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lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
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fish oil, fish-liver oil
a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
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acylglycerol, glyceride
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
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goose grease
grease derived from geese
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halibut-liver oil
a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
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lard oil
oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
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menhaden oil
a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
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animal fiber, animal fibre
fiber derived from animals
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neat's-foot oil
a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
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oleo oil
obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
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porpoise oil
a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
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dolphin oil
an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
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salmon oil
a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
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sardine oil
oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
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seal oil
a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
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shark oil, shark-liver oil
a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
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sperm oil
an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
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tallow
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
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tallow oil
an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
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beeswax
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
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train oil, whale oil
a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
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wool oil
any oil used to oil wool before spinning
