NOUN | animal | fourth stomach, abomasum | 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 | abomasum | |
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 |
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