- ruminant ru·mi·nant
- ['ruːmɪnənt]
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1. adjruminante2. nruminante 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
ruminant — An animal that chews the cud, material regurgitated from the rumen for rechewing; e.g., the sheep, cow, deer, or antelope. * * * ru·mi·nant rü mə nənt n a ruminant mammal ruminant adj of or relating to two suborders (Ruminantia and Tylopoda) of… … Medical dictionary
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 || ruËmɪnÉ™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
