HyperDic: fourth_stomach

English > 1 sense of the expression fourth stomach:
NOUNanimalfourth stomach, abomasumthe fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
English > fourth stomach: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place.
Synonymabomasum
Part ofruminantAny of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
Broaderstomach, tummy, tum, breadbasketAn enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal
Spanishabomaso, cuarto estómago
Catalanabomaso, quart estómac

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