OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4552

pellet

/ˈpɛl.ɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bolita • pellet (pélet)
A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
a pellet of wood, paper, or ore
balín • perdigón
A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
egagrópila
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
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