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The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
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psalterium
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n. An omasum
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Psalterium \Psal*te"ri*um\, n.; pl. Psalteria . [L., a psaltery.] (Anat.) The third stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies . The lyra of the brain.
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A psalterium , or tambourin à cordes , is a stringed musical instrument, the name of which means the same thing as the one of psaltery . In specific usage, this name denotes a form of long psaltery that is tuned to provide drone chords. Sometimes called ...
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n. the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: omasum , third stomach ] [also: psalteria (pl)]
Usage examples of psalterium.
The deerlets possess no psalterium or third stomach, except in a rudimentary form, and their feet approximate to those of the pigs, and they are destitute of horns.