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reticulum (n.)

1650s, "second stomach of a ruminant" (so called from the folds of the membrane), from Latin reticulum "a little net" (see reticulate (adj.)). The word was later given various uses in biology, cytology, histology, etc., and made a southern constellation by La Caille (1763).

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Definitions of reticulum from WordNet
1
reticulum (n.)
any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels);
reticulum (n.)
the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant;
Synonyms: second stomach
2
Reticulum (n.)
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus;
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