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o·ma·sum  audio  (-msm) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. o·ma·sa  (-s) KEY 
The third division of the stomach of a ruminant animal, located between the abomasum and the reticulum. Also called manyplies.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin omsum, bullock's tripe, probably of Celtic origin


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