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1. (n.) ruminant
any even-toed ungulate of the suborder Ruminantia, characterized by cud-chewing and a three- or four-chambered stomach for digesting food rich in cellulose: includes cows, sheep, goats, deer, giraffes, and camels.
2. (adj.) ruminant
ruminating; chewing the cud.
3. ruminant
contemplative; meditative:
a ruminant scholar.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L rūminant-, s. of rūmināns, prp. of rūminārī, rūmināre to chew cud, meditate, der. of rūmenrumen ; see -ant)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ruminant
any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
2. (adj) ruminant
related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
"ruminant mammals"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ruminant
chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia
2. (noun) ruminant
a ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia
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