Reticulum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural re·tic·u·la [ri-tik-yuh-luh] /rɪˈtɪk yə lə/ for 1-3.
  1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.
  2. Anatomy.
    • a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.
    • a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.
  3. the second stomach of ruminating animals, between the rumen and the omasum.
  4. the Net, a southern constellation between Dorado and Hydrus.
noun plural -la (-lə)
  1. any fine network, esp one in the body composed of cells, fibres, etc
  2. the second compartment of the stomach of ruminants, situated between the rumen and psalterium
noun Latin genitive Reticuli (rɪˈtɪkjʊˌlaɪ)
  1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Dorado and Hydrus
Plural reticula
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