kastura

noun

kas·​tu·​ra

kəˈstu̇rə

plural -s

: musk deer

Word History

Etymology

Hindi kastūrī, literally, musk, from Sanskrit kastūrikā, from Greek kastorion castor, from neuter of kastoreios, kastorios of a beaver, from kastor-, kastōr beaver

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