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Noun: psalterium (psalteria,psalteriums)  sól'teer-ee-um
  1. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    "The psalterium helps absorb water from the ruminant's digesta";
    - omasum, third stomach

Derived forms: psalteria

Type of: breadbasket [informal], stomach, tum [informal], tummy [informal]

Part of: ruminant

Encyclopedia: Psalterium