| 释义 |
ru·men
\ˈrümə̇n\ noun
(plural rumi·na \-mənə\ ; or rumens)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gullet — more at ruminate
: the large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant from which food is regurgitated for rumination and in which cellulose is broken down by the action of bacterial and protozoan symbionts : paunch; broadly : the first three compartments of the ruminant stomach — distinguished from abomasum; compare omasum, reticulum |