psalterium

[ sawl-teer-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural psal·te·ri·a [sawl-, teer, -ee-, uh].

1. the omasum.

psalterium

/ sɔːlˈtɪərɪəm /

noun

1. the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants, between the reticulum and abomasum Also calledomasum

Other Words From

• psal·teri·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psalterium¹

1855–60; < Late Latin psaltērium the Psalter, the folds of the omasum being likened to the leaves of a book

Word History and Origins

Origin of psalterium¹

C19: from Latin psaltērium Psalter ; from the similarity of its folds to the pages of a book

Example Sentences

Item aliud psalterium glosatum inpignoratum penes Isabellam Siccadona.

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And the fact that the "Psalterium Americanum" contained no musical notes or directions also militated against its use.

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I have read the "Psalterium Americanum" with care, and am impressed with its elegance, finish, and dignity.

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The psalterium is reduced to a mere vestige, and so the stomach has, as in the Tragulina, but three chambers.

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Garrod has observed that the chamber of the stomach which varies most among the Pecora is the psalterium.

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