MANYPLIES

Etymology

Noun

manyplies (plural manyplies)

synonym of omasum (part of the stomach of a ruminant)

Source: Wiktionary


Ma"ny*plies, n. Etym: [Many, adj. + plies, pl. of ply a fold.] (Anat.)

Definition: The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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