reticulum

US /rɪˈtɪk.jə.ləm/
UK /rɪˈtɪk.jə.ləm/
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1.

网状结构, 网膜

a fine network or reticule

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The microscope revealed a delicate reticulum of nerve fibers.
显微镜揭示了神经纤维的精细网状结构
The artist used a complex reticulum of lines to create the illusion of depth.
艺术家使用复杂的线条网状结构来创造深度错觉。
2.

网胃, 反刍动物的第二胃

the second stomach of a ruminant, between the rumen and the omasum, having a honeycomb lining

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The cow's reticulum helps in the digestion of coarse feed.
牛的网胃有助于粗饲料的消化。
Foreign objects ingested by ruminants often get trapped in the reticulum.
反刍动物吞食的异物常被困在网胃中。