Meanings
reticulum1
plural reticula · plural reticulums
- biologyA network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
- A pattern of interconnected objects.
- biologyThe second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly.
2013 [1966], Robert E. Hungate, The Rumen and Its Microbes, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 162Synonyms: honeycomb, honeycomb stomach
- cookingThe tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
Synonyms: honeycomb tripe
Reticulum2
- astronomyA small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
- ChineseastronomyClassified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
nounThe tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
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Origin
reticulum · noun
- Latinrēticulum“net”
- Englishreticulum
Borrowed from Latin rēticulum (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticule, and Reticulum.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Reticulum · proper noun
- Latinrēticulum“reticle”
- EnglishReticulum
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later Latin rēticulum (“reticle”). The meaning is often wrongly interpreted as "net", which is an older meaning of the Latin root word. Doublet of reticle, reticule, and reticulum.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κεκρύφαλος
- κεκρύφαλος (kekrúphalos)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Arabic قَلَنْسُوَة
- قَلَنْسُوَة (qalansuwa)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Bulgarian ретикулум, мрежа
- ретикулум (retikulum)cytology: cell network
- мрежа (mreža)cytology: cell network
- мрежа (mreža)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- шкембе (škembe)honeycomb tripe (food)
Catalan reticle
- reticlezoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Chinese Mandarin 蜂巢胃, 金錢肚 /金钱肚
- 蜂巢胃 (fēngcháowèi)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- 金錢肚 /金钱肚 (jīnqiándǔ)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Czech čepec
- čepeczoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Danish netmave
- netmavezoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Dutch netmaag
- netmaagzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Esperanto centipelio, Reteto
- centipeliozoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Retetosmall constellation of the southern summer sky
Finnish verkkomaha, Verkko
- verkkomahazoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Verkkosmall constellation of the southern summer sky
French réticulum, réseau
- réticulumzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- réseauzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- bonnetzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Réticulesmall constellation of the southern summer sky
German Retikulum, Netzmagen
- Retikulumcytology: cell network
- Netzmagenzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Retikulumzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Netzsmall constellation of the southern summer sky
Greek δίκτυο
- δίκτυο (díktyo)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Hebrew בית הכוסות
- בית הכוסות (bet hakosót)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Hungarian retikulum, sejthálózat
- retikulumcytology: cell network
- sejthálózatcytology: cell network
- hálózatcytology: cell network
- recésgyomorzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Indonesian retikulum
- retikulumzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Irish an Líontán
- an Líontánsmall constellation of the southern summer sky
Italian reticolo
- reticolozoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Japanese ハチノス
- ハチノス (hachinosu)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Korean 벌집위, 벌집양
- 벌집위 (beoljibwi)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- 벌집양 (beoljibyang)honeycomb tripe (food)
Latvian aceknis
- acekniszoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Lithuanian tinklainis
- tinklainiszoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Malay retikulum, Jala
- retikulumzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Jalasmall constellation of the southern summer sky
Norwegian Bokmål nettmage
- nettmagezoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Polish siateczka, czepiec
- siateczkacytology: cell network
- czepieczoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- czepiechoneycomb tripe (food)
- Siećsmall constellation of the southern summer sky
Portuguese retículo, barrete
- retículozoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- barretezoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Romanian reticul, ciur
- reticulcytology: cell network
- ciurzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- rețeazoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- reticulumzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Russian рети́кулум, се́тка
- рети́кулум (retíkulum)cytology: cell network
- се́тка (sétka)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- рети́кулум (retíkulum)zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Се́тка (Sétka)small constellation of the southern summer sky
Slovak sieťka
- sieťkazoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Spanish redecilla, retículo
- redecillazoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- retículozoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- Reticulumsmall constellation of the southern summer sky
Swedish nätmage
- nätmagezoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Turkish börkenek
- börkenekzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Vietnamese dạ tổ ong
- dạ tổ ongzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Welsh rhwyden, poten rwydog
- rhwydenzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- poten rwydogzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
- ail stumogzoology: second stomach of a ruminant
Cite this entry
reticulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticulum
“reticulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticulum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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