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Rumen   Listen
noun
Rumen  n.  
1.
(Anat.) The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag.
2.
The cud of a ruminant.





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"Rumen" Quotes from Famous Books



... which period it is subjected to macerating, mixing, and straining processes in preparation for entrance into the fourth or true stomach. The straining is accomplished through the medium of the manyplies or book, while the paunch, or rumen, with its adjunct, the waterbag, is concerned in the macerating, kneading, and mixing, as well as in regurgitation for rumination or the chewing of the cud. The action of the first three stomachs is merely preparatory to digestion. Thus it would seem that as a result ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Rumen" :   ruminant, first stomach, tummy, breadbasket, stomach, ruminate


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