aegagrus

noun

ae·​gag·​rus

ē-ˈga-grəs

plural aegagri

ē-ˈga-ˌgrī

: bezoar sense 2

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aigagros, from aig-, aix goat + agrios wild

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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