Definition of
Sac
- (noun, body) a structure resembling a bag in an animal
- (noun, person) a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
- (noun, plant) a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
- (noun, shape) an enclosed space
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Alternate forms of Sac
Hyponyms: acinus, air bladder, air cell, air sac, alveolus, amnion, amnios, amniotic sac, bladder, bursa, chorion, cistern, cisterna, coelenteron, cyst, float, pericardial sac, pocket, pouch, saccule, sacculus, swim bladder, umbilical vesicle, vesica, vesicle, vesicula umbilicus, vitelline sac, yolk sac
Hypernyms: algonquian, algonquin, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, cover, covering, enclosed space, natural covering
Origin of the word Sac
- "biological pocket," 1741, from Fr. sac, from L. saccus "bag" (see sack (n.1)). more
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Words that sound like Sac
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