abomasum
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1. the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy, |
| definition | : | an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | ruminant, |
| definition | : | any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | abomasal, |
| definition | : | relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | abomasal, |
| definition | : | relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) (adj.pert) |
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