ruminant
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ruminant
- /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/
Where it comes from
From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”).
adjective more ruminant · most ruminant
- Chewing cud.
- Pondering; ruminative. 1927, G. K. Chesterton, "[https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/g-k-chesterton/the-secret-of-father-brown/text/the-red-moon-of-meru The Red Moon of Meru", in The Secret of Father Brown “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
noun ruminants
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Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer.
Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected
From enemies that whisper to the blood;
The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected;
The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud.
Similar: ruminant
Translations
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adj chewing cud
| Español | rumiante |
|---|---|
| Português | ruminante |
| Français | ruminant |
| Deutsch | wiederkäuend |
| Русский | жва́чный žváčnyj |
| العربية | مُجْتَرّ mujtarr |
noun artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud
| Español | rumiante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반추 동물 banchu dongmul |
| 日本語 | 反芻動物 hansū dōbutsu |
| 中文 | 反芻動物 /反刍动物 fǎnchú dòngwù |
| Português | ruminante |
| Français | ruminant, ruminante |
| Deutsch | Wiederkäuer |
| Italiano | ruminante |
| Ελληνικά | μηρυκαστικό mirykastikó |
| Română | rumegătoare |
| Русский | жвачное живо́тное žvačnoje živótnoje |
| العربية | مُجْتَرّ mujtarr, مُجْتَرَّات mujtarrāt |
Talk about this word "ruminant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ruminant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ruminant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ruminant "ruminant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ruminant.Cite this
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title = {ruminant},
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