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third stomach

third stomach

9.1
A part of a cow's or sheep's stomach that takes in water and nutrients from food
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : omaso
  • The third stomach of a cow, known as the omasum, absorbs water and nutrients from food.

Examples

  • Veterinarians examined the animal's third stomach for signs of disease.

  • The digestion process in ruminants relies on the third stomach to break down complex plant materials.

  • The cow has a third stomach that helps with digestion.

  • Did you know that goats have a third stomach?

  • The third stomach of a cow, known as the omasum, absorbs water and nutrients from food.

  • The digestion process in ruminants relies on the third stomach to break down complex plant materials.

  • Veterinarians examined the animal's third stomach for signs of disease.

Synonyms

omasum
vsthird stomach
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Part of a cow's stomach that absorbs water and nutrients

is the same compartment but without mentioning its absorption role
psalterium
vsthird stomach
  • Specialized
9.9

A stomach chamber in animals like cows and sheep that filters food before digestion

has identical meaning but uses the more common modern name

Surface Forms

third stomach singular
third stomachs plural

Morphology

third + stomach

The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'third' (ordinal) + 'stomach' (organ), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the third compartment/part of a stomach. While the precise anatomical placement is specialized knowledge, the core meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows common cross-linguistic ordinal+noun patterns.

Etymology

Third stomach is a simple, literal name: third shows its order and stomach shows the organ in animals like cows and sheep. It refers to the part often called the 'omasum', which helps absorb water and nutrients, so the name points directly to that third part of the stomach.