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rumen

ru·men

UK/ˈɹu.mən/ US/ˈrumʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing

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Borrowed from Latin rūmen.

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