ruminant

CEFRC1

/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An animal that chews food again after bringing it back from its stomach.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer.

Examples

  • The cow is a typical ruminant that digests plant matter.

  • Is the cow a ruminant?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Pondering; ruminative.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Chewing cud.

More examples

In context

  • “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.

  • Cattle are ruminant animals.

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Cows and sheep are examples of blank animals that chew their food multiple times after eating.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”).