reticulum
English Thesaurus
1. the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy, |
definition | : | an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | ruminant, |
definition | : | any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments (noun.animal) |
2. any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) (noun.body)
hypernym | : | network, web, |
definition | : | an interconnected system of things or people (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | neural net, neural network, |
definition | : | any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body (noun.body) |
3. a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus (noun.object)
instance hypernym | : | constellation, |
definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
4. any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) (noun.body)
derivation | : | reticulate, |
definition | : | divide so as to form a network (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | reticulate, |
definition | : | distribute by a network, as of water or electricity (verb.social) |
derivation | : | reticulate, |
definition | : | form a net or a network (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | reticulate, |
definition | : | divide so as to form a network (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | reticulate, |
definition | : | distribute by a network, as of water or electricity (verb.social) |
derivation | : | reticulate, |
definition | : | form a net or a network (verb.stative) |
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