Ruminant

['ruːmɪnənt]

Definition

(noun.) any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments.

(adj.) related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; 'ruminant mammals' .

Typist: Nadine--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.

(n.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.

Checker: Sherman

Definition

adj. having the power of ruminating or chewing the cud—also Ru′minal.—n. an animal that chews the cud as the ox &c.—n.pl. Ruminan′tia the even-toed or Artiodactyl Ungulates which chew the cud—the Tragulid often called musk-deer; the Cotylophora including antelopes sheep goats oxen giraffes deer; the Camelid or camels and llamas.—adv. Ru′minantly.—v.i. Ru′mināte to chew the cud: to meditate.—v.t. to chew over again: to muse on.—adj. (bot.) appearing as if chewed as in the nutmeg &c.—adv. Ru′minātingly.—n. Ruminā′tion act of chewing the cud: calm reflection.—adj. Ru′minative well-considered.—n. Ru′minātor.

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