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rumen

ru.men \'ru:-m*n\ \-m*-n*\ \-m*n-*l\ n or ru.mi.na or rumens [NL, fr. L, 
   gullet] pl  : the large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in 
   which cellul ose is broken down by the action of symbionts - ru.mi.nal aj