/ri tik"yeuh leuhm/ , n. , pl. reticula /-leuh/ for 1-3, gen. reticuli /-luy'/ for 4.
1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.
2. Anat.
a. a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.
b. a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.
3. Zool. the second stomach of ruminating animals, between the rumen and the omasum. See diag. under ruminant .
4. ( cap. ) Astron. the Net, a southern constellation between Dorado and Hydrus.
[ 1650-60; reticulum little net; see RETICLE ]