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forestomach

forestomach noun: the compartments of a ruminant's stomach that precede the "true" stomach.

Noun

forestomach (plural forestomachs)

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

Forms of forestomach

pluralforestomachs

Origin of forestomach

From fore- + stomach.

Questions about forestomach

What does forestomach mean?
Forestomach means the compartments of a ruminant's stomach that precede the "true" stomach.
What part of speech is forestomach?
Forestomach is a noun.
What is the plural of forestomach?
The plural of forestomach is forestomachs.

Words near forestomach in the dictionary

  1. forestock
  2. forestocks
  3. forestocracies
  4. forestocracy
  5. forestology
  6. forestomach
  7. forestomachs
  8. Foreston
  9. forestone
  10. forestones
  11. forestories

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