musk

  1. Noun.  A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  2. Noun.  A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
  3. Noun.  A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
  4. Noun.  The odour of musk.
  5. Noun.  The musk deer.

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