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noun 
  1. A concretion, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animal's intestines.
Etymology: From (Pers.) pídzahr (FAchar, ÙÙ), meaning "to expel poison." (In ancient times, bezoars from animals were ground up and ingested as remedies for various maladies and as antidotes to poisons.)

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