1. The third stomach of a ruminant animal, such as a cow or sheep, consisting of many folds or layers of tissue.
Usage: Also called the omasum.; Used in veterinary and agricultural contexts.

Examples

• The manyplies is one of the four chambers in a cow's stomach.
• Food passes from the reticulum into the manyplies for further processing.
• The folds of the manyplies help absorb water from the partially digested food.
• Veterinarians examine the manyplies during livestock health assessments.