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reticulitermes lucifugus |
reticulocyte |
reticuloendothelial system |
reticulosa |
reticulose |
reticulum
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| retina
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reticulum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun reticulum has 3 senses
- reticulum(n = noun.object) Array - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus; Array is a kind of constellation
- reticulum(n = noun.body) Array - any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels); Array has particulars: neural net, neural network
- reticulum(n = noun.animal) second stomach - the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; Array is a part of ruminant
is a kind of network, web
Derived forms adjective reticular1, verb reticulate3, verb reticulate2, verb reticulate1
is a kind of breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy
CIDE DICTIONARY
reticulum, n. [L. dim. of rete a net.].
The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reticulum, n. (pl. reticula)
1 a netlike structure; a fine network, esp. of membranes etc. in living organisms.
2 a ruminant's second stomach.
1 a netlike structure; a fine network, esp. of membranes etc. in living organisms.
2 a ruminant's second stomach.
Derivative
reticular adj. reticulose adj.
Etymology
L, dimin. of rete net
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