maagstreek

Definitions of maagstreek
  1. noun
    an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
    synonyms: getokkel, maag
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    krop, kweeksel, zak
    a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
    pens
    the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
    huif, muts, netmaag
    the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    bladmaag, boekmaag
    the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    leb, lebmaag
    the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place
  2. noun
    the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
    synonyms: abdomen, achterdeel, achtereind, achterlijf, achterstel, balg, buik, buikholte, buikje, buikstreek, maag, onderbuik, pens
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    type of:
    lichaamsdeel, lid
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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