ruminant
Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as…Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer.
» Ruminants are a group of mammals.
Жуйні тварина — це група ссавців. — deniko
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1 sensesAny artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer.
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жвачное живо́тноеžvačnoje živótnoje
жуйна тваринаžujna tvaryna, жу́йніžújni
- any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
Examples
15 sentencesRuminants are a group of mammals.
Жуйні тварина — це група ссавців. — deniko
Like all ruminants, giraffes have four stomachs.
Like all young ruminants, a giraffe calf is born to run.
The camels are ruminants.
Cattle are ruminant animals.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminatFrom 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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plural: ruminantsSynonyms
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