| NOUN | animal | abomasum, fourth stomach | the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant |
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| Meaning | The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place. | |
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| Synonym | fourth stomach | |
| Part of | ruminant | Any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments |
| Broader | stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket | An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal |
| Spanish | abomaso, cuarto estómago | |
| Catalan | abomaso, quart estómac | |
| Adjectives | abomasal | relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) |
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