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FOURTH STOMACH

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• FOURTH STOMACH (noun)
The noun FOURTH STOMACH has 1 sense:

1. the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place

Familiarity information: FOURTH STOMACH used as a noun is very rare.

• FOURTH STOMACH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

abomasum; fourth stomach

Hypernyms ("fourth stomach" is a kind of...):

breadbasket; stomach; tum; tummy (an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)

Holonyms ("fourth stomach" is a part of...):

ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments)

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(Breton proverb)
"Advice sharpens a rusty opinion."
(Arabic proverb)
"Dress up a stick and it’ll be a beautiful bride."
(Egyptian proverb)

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