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sable

[sey-buhl] / ˈseɪ bəl /


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In contrast, some parts of the tarantula feel almost like sable fur.

From Los Angeles Times

The cookbook offers helpful guides to the different varieties of herring—from New Catch to schmaltz—smoked salmon and specialty fish such as sturgeon and sable and caviar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Traditional brushes are made with animal hair from squirrels, goats or sable, a species of weasel.

From BBC

The four largest herbivores wearing GPS collars -- nyala, kudu, sable and elephant -- had no fatalities.

From Science Daily

One of the ferrets is described as a sable polecat ferret, and the other is a silver ferret.

From BBC