RUMINANTS

Noun

ruminants

plural of ruminant

Source: Wiktionary


RUMINANT

Ru"mi*nant, a. Etym: [L. ruminans, -antis, p.pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See Ruminate.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.

Ru"mi*nant, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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