caul
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
Types & categories
- omentum hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Types & categories
- fetal membrane hypernym
Parts & wholes
- placenta part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | omentum |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | placenta |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fetal membrane |