Meaning

2 senses
  1. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;

    Labmagen

    сычу́гsyčúg

    сичу́гsyčúh

    the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place

  2. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum; the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

    The lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

Translations

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By meaning 1
fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant:
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By meaning 1
fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant:

Origin

From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).

From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).

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Forms

plural: abomasa / abomasums

Synonyms

4 synonyms
rennet stomachrennet bagreed tripe
Close in meaning
  • the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place:fourth stomach

Word family

2 related words
Relatedabomasal
Derivedabomasitis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abomasum — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto