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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 am·ber·gris /ˈæmbɚ/
 龍涎香

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 am·ber·gris /ˈæmbɝˌgrɪs, ˌgrɪ(s)/ 名詞
 龍涎香(中藥)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·ber·gris n.  A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212° Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ambergris
      n : waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found
          floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume