psalterium

[ sawl-teer-ee-uh m ]

/ sɔlˈtɪər i əm /

noun, plural psal·te·ri·a [sawl-teer-ee-uh] /sɔlˈtɪər i ə/. Zoology.

the omasum.

Nearby words

psalmist, psalmody, psalms, psalms, book of, psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammocarcinoma, psammoma, psammoma body

Origin of psalterium

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

Related forms

psal·te·ri·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for psalterium

Most, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
The psalterium is reduced to a mere vestige, and so the stomach has, as in the Tragulina, but three chambers.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
And the fact that the "Psalterium Americanum" contained no musical notes or directions also militated against its use.
Sabbath in Puritan New England|Alice Morse Earle
I have read the "Psalterium Americanum" with care, and am impressed with its elegance, finish, and dignity.
Sabbath in Puritan New England|Alice Morse Earle

Psalterium juxta exemplar Alexandrinum bibliothecae regiae: Graecè, 8vo.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for psalterium

psalterium

/ (sɔːlˈtɪərɪəm) /

noun plural -teria (-ˈtɪərɪə)

the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants, between the reticulum and abomasumAlso called: omasum

Word Origin for psalterium

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

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