forestomach

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noun

The compartments of a ruminant's stomach that precede the "true" stomach.

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Meanings

nounforestomach (plural forestomachs)

plural forestomachs

  1. The compartments of a ruminant's stomach that precede the "true" stomach.

Origin

From fore- + stomach.

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APA

forestomach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestomach

MLA

“forestomach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestomach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forestomach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestomach.

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