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rumen [′rü·mən]
(vertebrate zoology)
The first chamber of the ruminant stomach. Also known as paunch.


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In addition, we’ll be looking for genetic information relating to nutrient recycling, degradation of pesticides and other chemicals, disease organisms of plant, livestock and human significance, and associated biocontrol microbes, while compiling metagenomic libraries of a rumen microbial community,” he adds.
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