reticulum, second stomach
(noun) the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
reticulum
(noun) any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
Reticulum
(noun) a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Reticulum
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
(Chinese, constellation) Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)
reticulum (plural reticula or reticulums)
A network.
A pattern of interconnected objects.
(zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tic"u*lum, n.;pl. Reticula. Etym: [L. dim. of rete a net.] (Anat.) (a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach. (b) The neuroglia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 January 2025
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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