reticulum
noun pl. reticula
- a netlike pattern or structure; network
- a S constellation between Dorado and Horologium
- Biol. any network or netlike structure, as the weblike structure found in the protoplasm of many cells
- Zool. the second division of the stomach, or second stomach, of cud-chewing animals, as cows
See reticulum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĭ-tĭkˈyə-ləm)
noun pl. re·tic·u·la (-lə) - A netlike formation or structure; a network.
- Zoology The second compartment of the stomach of ruminant mammals, lined with a membrane having honeycombed ridges.
- Reticulum A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Dorado and Horologium.
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