rumen

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːmɛn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅′min)

Inflections of 'rumen' (n): npl: rumina

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ru•men  (ro̅o̅′min),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mi•na 
    (-mə nə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Zoologythe first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum. See diag. under ruminant. 
  • Latin rūmen throat, gullet
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rumen /ˈruːmɛn/ n ( pl -mens, -mina /-mɪnə/)
  1. the first compartment of the stomach of ruminants, behind the reticulum, in which food is partly digested before being regurgitated as cud
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: throat, gullet
'rumen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
paunch - reticulum - ruminant - ruminate - bloat - plain tripe

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