RUMEN


Meaning of RUMEN in English

[ru.men] n, pl ru.mi.na or rumens [NL rumin-, rumen, fr. L] (ca. 1728): the large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which cellulose is broken down by the action of symbiotic microorganisms--compare abomasum, omasum, reticulum -- ru.mi.nal adj

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