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omasum

Pronunciation: /əʊˈmeɪsəm/
Definition of omasum

noun (plural omasa /-sə/)

Zoology
  • the muscular third stomach of a ruminant animal, between the reticulum and the abomasum. Also called psalterium.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin, literally 'bullock's tripe'

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