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- a marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to Japan and Siberia and valued for its fur紫貂, 黑貂。
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- Martes zibellina, family Mustelidae.拉丁名Martes zibellina,鼬科。
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- mass noun the fur of the sable紫貂皮; 貂皮。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, in the sense 'sable fur', from medieval Latin sabelum, of Slavic origin.
- poetic/literary or Heraldry black〈诗/文〉【纹章】黑色的。
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- mass noun poetic/literary or Heraldry black〈诗/文〉【纹章】黑色。
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sables
archaic mourning garments〈古〉丧服。
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- （亦作sable antelope）a large African antelope with long curved horns, the male of which has a black coat and the female a russet coat, both having a white belly貂羚。
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- Hippotragus niger, family Bovidae.拉丁名Hippotragus niger,牛科。
词源
Middle English: from Old French (as a heraldic term), generally taken to be identical with SABLE1, although sable fur is dark brown.