ruminant

Speech parts

1. ruminant - Noun

2. ruminant - Adjective

Meaning

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

A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

antelope muncher herbivore animal deer okapi rapt thinking aware philosophical absorbed cattle absent reflective speculative
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Antonyms

nonruminant ignorant careless reckless negligent observant
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Hypernyms

artiodactyl even-toed ungulate artiodactyl mammal

Hyponyms

pollard bison sheep cow deer goat

Phrases with the word

ruminant food african ruminant forest ruminant horned ruminant non-ruminant ruminant mammal

Examples

ruminant mammals Source: Internet

In 1898, Thomas Edison Inc. filmed 300 Marines, the Marine band, and one ruminant on the march. Source: Internet

Taking place in the distant past of 2016, this game allows you, a waggly-legged ruminant, to showcase your staggering ability to head a ball over a net. Source: Internet

Lourenço, M., G. Van Ranst, B. Vlaeminck, S. De Smet, and V. Fievez (2008) 'Influence of different dietary forages on the fatty acid composition of rumen digesta as well as ruminant meat and milk', Animal Feed Science and Technology, 145(1-4), 418-437. Source: Internet

One example is the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), a ruminant native to North America. Source: Internet

If all convert of cropland in the continental United States were used for a vegan diet, 500 million animals would die, but if half the land were used for ruminant pasture the number would be 900,000. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rumina ruminal ruminally ruminant fats ruminant food ruminant mammal