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ru·men (ro̵̅o̅′mən)

noun pl. rumina -·mina (-mə nə)

the first stomach of a ruminant

Etymology: ModL < L, throat, gullet < IE *reusmen, rumination, throat > Sans rōmantha

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