 ruminant |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud | |
| Examples: | "ruminant mammals" |
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| Related terms: | nonruminant Ruminantia | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments | |
| Related terms: | even-toed_ungulate deer chevrotain pronghorn bovid pollard giraffe okapi Ruminantia rumen abomasum psalterium reticulum predigest ruminate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ruminantia |
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