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Lacteal (medicine) and amberjack (sh)


Lacteal (medicine)


lacteal


1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.

2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.

Origin: L. Lacteus milky, fr. Lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.

<anatomy> One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

Source: Websters Dictionary


amberjack (sh)




Any of various popular marine game fishes (genus Seriola), members of the jack family (Carangidae).

Amberjacks are found worldwide. The greater amberjack of the tropical Atlantic is one of the largest jack species, often attaining a length of 6 ft (1.8 m).