album graecum

noun

The dung of dogs or hyenas, turned white by exposure to air, formerly used in dressing leather and in medicine.

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Meanings

nounalbum graecum (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe dung of dogs or hyenas, turned white by exposure to air, formerly used in dressing leather and in medicine.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin, literally, “Greek white”.

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APA

album graecum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/album%20graecum

MLA

“album graecum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/album%20graecum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “album graecum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/album%20graecum.

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