HyperDic: rumen

English > 1 sense of the word rumen:
NOUNanimalrumen, first stomachthe first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
rumen > pronunciation
Soundsruw'mahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > rumen: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing.
Synonymfirst stomach
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
Spanishpanza, primer estómago, rumen
Catalanprimer estómac
Verbsruminatechew the cuds

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