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Noun: rumen (rumina,rumens)  roo-men
  1. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
    - first stomach

Derived forms: rumens, rumina

Type of: breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy [informal]

Part of: ruminant

Encyclopedia: Rumen