RUMEN


Meaning of RUMEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrü-mən ]

noun

( plural ru·mi·na -mə-nə ; or rumens )

Etymology: New Latin rumin-, rumen, from Latin

Date: circa 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 -mə-n ə l adjective

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