ruminant ru·mi·nant

ruminant ru·mi·nant
['ruːmɪnənt] Zool
1. adj
ruminante
2. n
ruminante m

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  • Ruminant — Ru mi*nant, a. [L. ruminans, antis, p. pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See {Ruminate}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruminant — Ru mi*nant, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ruminant — ru•mi•nant [[t]ˈru mə nənt[/t]] n. 1) zool. 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,… …   From formal English to slang

  • ruminant — (roo mī nant) An herbivorous animal that has a stomach divided into four compartments and chews a cud consisting of regurgitated, partially digested food …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • ruminant — ru|mi|nant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • ruminant — ru|mi|nant [ˈru:mınənt] n technical an animal such as a cow that has several stomachs and eats grass …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ruminant — ru|mi|nant [ rumınənt ] noun count TECHNICAL an animal such as a cow or sheep that brings food back from its stomach into its mouth to CHEW it (=break it into small pieces with its teeth) a second time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ruminant — ru·mi·nant || ruːmɪnÉ™nt n. animal which regurgitates food and re chews it, animal which chews the cud adj. cud chewing, characterized by regurgitation and re chewing of food (about animals); meditative, contemplative …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ruminant — ru·mi·nant …   English syllables

  • par|a|ru|mi|nant — «PAR uh ROO muh nuhnt», noun. an animal whose digestive system is similar to a ruminant s: »Red kangaroos…do not chew their cud, although they have a complex stomach structure that harbors a rich microbial community; they are pararuminants… …   Useful english dictionary

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