Definitions for ruminantˈru mə nənt

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ruminant(adj)


  2. ruminant(adj)


    "ruminant mammals"


  1. ruminant(Noun)

    An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.

  2. ruminant(Adjective)

    Chewing cud.

  3. Origin: rumino, to chew the cud

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ruminant(adj)


  2. Ruminant(noun)

    a ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia

  3. Origin: [L. ruminans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See Ruminate.]


  1. Ruminant

    A ruminant is a mammal that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first compartment of the stomach, principally through bacterial actions, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again. The process of rechewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called "ruminating". There are about 150 species of ruminants which include both domestic and wild species. Ruminating mammals include cattle, goats, sheep, giraffes, yaks, deer, camels, llamas, antelope, some macropods. Taxonomically, the suborder Ruminantia includes many of those species except the tylopods, monkeys, and marsupials. Therefore, the term 'ruminant' is not synonymous with Ruminantia. The word "ruminant" comes from the Latin ruminare, which means "to chew over again".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ruminant

    rōō′mi-nant, adj. having the power of ruminating or chewing the cud—also Ru′minal.—n. an animal that chews the cud, as the ox, &c.— Ruminan′tia, the even-toed or Artiodactyl Ungulates, which chew the cud—the Tragulidæ, often called musk-deer; the Cotylophora, including antelopes, sheep, goats, oxen, giraffes, deer; the Camelidæ, 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. [L. rumināre, -ātumrumen, the gullet.]


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ruminant in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ruminant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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