second stomach

Other forms: second stomachs

Definitions of second stomach
  1. noun
    the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    synonyms: reticulum
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    type of:
    breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy
    an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
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