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ruminant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ruminant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ruminant [ a.]
- Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
2 . Ruminant [ n.]
- A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.

Meaning of 'ruminant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ruminant [ a]
Meaning (1):
- related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
Example in sentence:
  • ruminant mammals