Added 9 October 2026
ruminant
/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ noun
In Latin: rūmināns Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ruminant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments.
adjective
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Related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud.
ruminant mammals
Origin
From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”).
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