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abomasum

  • /ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/ US

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From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).

noun abomasa · abomasums · abomasus

  1. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum; The abomasa of sheep grazing on natural pastures in the highveld of Zimbabwe were examined at Mt. Hampden abattoir between October 1985 and September 1986 for H. contortus. Of 304 abomasa, 213 (70%) harboured H. contortus.

    Similar: rennet stomach, rennet bag, reed tripe

  2. the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

    Similar: rennet stomach, rennet bag, reed tripe

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noun fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant

Españolabomaso
한국어주름위 jureumwi, 제4 위 jesa wi, 추위 chuwi
日本語ギアラ giara
中文皺胃 /皱胃 zhòuwèi
Portuguêsabomaso, coalho
Françaiscaillette
DeutschLabmagen
Italianoabomaso
Românăcheag
Русскийсычу́г syčúg
Tiếng Việtdạ túi khế, dạ múi khế
العربيةإِنْفَحَة ʔinfaḥa
עבריתקיבת המיצים kevát hamitsím

noun reed tripe (food)

한국어막창 makchang, 홍창 hongchang

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@misc{abomasum_2026,
  title = {abomasum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abomasum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}