psalterium

[ sawl-teer-ee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Zoology.

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

psalterium

/ sɔːlˈtɪərɪəm /

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

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

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

Item aliud psalterium glosatum inpignoratum penes Isabellam Siccadona.

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

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

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

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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