Definition of rumen Rumen

/ɹuˈmʌn/ - [rumun] - ru•men

We found 6 definitions of rumen from 5 different sources.

What does rumen mean?

Noun Plural: rumen
rumen - the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
		first stomach
		tum, tummy, breadbasket, stomach a basket for serving bread
		ruminant any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments

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rumen (n.)
The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.
rumen (n.)
The cud of a ruminant.

rumen
Larger part of the reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals.

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rumen in sign language