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Noun: reticulum (reticula)  ri'ti-kyu-lum
  1. Any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
     
  2. The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    - second stomach
Noun: Reticulum
  1. A small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus

Derived forms: reticula

Type of: breadbasket, constellation, network, stomach, tum, tummy [informal], web

Part of: ruminant

Encyclopedia: Reticulum