Omasum
/oʊˈmeɪsəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.
"The deer of the northern group are larger in body size and have well-developed rumino-reticulums, smaller omasums, and longer small intestines (Takatsuki 1988)."
- 2 the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant wordnet
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More examples"The deer of the northern group are larger in body size and have well-developed rumino-reticulums, smaller omasums, and longer small intestines (Takatsuki 1988)."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin omāsum.