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reticulum definition

re·ticu·lum (ri tik′yə ləm)

noun pl. reticula -·la (-lə)

  1. a netlike pattern or structure; network
  2. a S constellation between Dorado and Horologium
  3. Biol. any network or netlike structure, as the weblike structure found in the protoplasm of many cells
  4. Zool. the second division of the stomach, or second stomach, of cud-chewing animals, as cows

Etymology: L: see reticule

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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