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Reticulum

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
  2. A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
  3. Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)
  4. A pattern of interconnected objects.
  5. The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
  6. The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).

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Examples

“As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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