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manyplies

manyplies noun: synonym of omasum (“compartment of the stomach of a ruminant”).

Noun

manyplies (plural manyplies)

  1. Synonym of omasum (“compartment of the stomach of a ruminant”).
    • Now, in the process of returning the macerated food for re-mastication, it is the cud-duct, together with the shut termination of the gullet approached to the shut inlet of the manyplies, which forms the pellets.1855, The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil, Volume 7, page 343
    • Through this contact the œsophageal pillars shorten so as to draw up the opening into the manyplies nearer to the reticulum, at the same time turning spirally on their own axes, the lefthand pillar being extended downward and to the right.1890, Robert Meade Smith, The Physiology of the Domestic Animals, F. A. Davis, page 377
    Synonyms:
    omasum

Synonyms of manyplies

Forms of manyplies

pluralmanyplies
alternative formmonyplies

Origin of manyplies

From many + plies.

Questions about manyplies

What does manyplies mean?
Manyplies means synonym of omasum (“compartment of the stomach of a ruminant”).
What part of speech is manyplies?
Manyplies is a noun.
What is the plural of manyplies?
The plural of manyplies is manyplies.

Words near manyplies in the dictionary

  1. manyhandedly
  2. manyhandedness
  3. manyhood
  4. manyness
  5. manyogana
  6. manyplies
  7. manyroot
  8. Manys
  9. manyseed
  10. manyseeds
  11. manysidedness

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