animal product

/ˌænəməl ˌprɑdəkt/

/ˈænɪməl ˈprɒdəkt/

Other forms: animal products

Definitions of animal product

1. noun

   a product made from animal material
   types:

   ambergris

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

   lac

   resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax

   Sonora lac

   resembling lac; secreted by a scale living on twigs of certain Mexican shrubs; used locally as medicine

   animal glue

   a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses

   fish glue

   gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish

   animal skin

   the outer covering of an animal

   animal fiber, animal fibre

   fiber derived from animals

   beeswax

   a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs

   garnet lac

   lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored

   gum-lac

   an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar

   shellac

   lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

   stick lac

   lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried

   seed lac

   granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing

   lambskin, parchment, sheepskin

   skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

   fell, hide

   the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

   leather

   an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

   fur, pelt

   the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

   horsehair

   hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse

   silk

   animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders

   Ghedda wax

   wax from Indian and African bees

   wool

   fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

   type of:

   animal material

   material derived from animals