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Definitions for Ruminant
[1] any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
[2] ruminating; chewing the cud.
[3] contemplative; meditative: a ruminant scholar.
[4] any artiodactyl mammal of the suborder Ruminantia , the members of which chew the cud and have a stomach of four compartments, one of which is the rumen. The group includes deer, antelopes, cattle, sheep, and goats
[5] any other animal that chews the cud, such as a camel
[6] of, relating to, or belonging to the suborder Ruminantia
[7] (of members of this suborder and related animals, such as camels) chewing the cud; ruminating
[8] meditating or contemplating in a slow quiet way
Words related to Ruminant
introspective, reflective, pensive, awake, aware, musing, philosophical, rapt, thinking, thoughtful, cogitative, prayerful, ruminative
Words nearby Ruminant
rumbustious, rumelia, rumen, rumford, rumi, ruminant, ruminate, ruml, rummage, rummage out, rummage sale
Origin of Ruminant
1655–65; < Latin rūminant- (stem of rūmināns, present participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to chew cud, meditate), equivalent to rūmin- (stem of rūmen ) rumen + -ant- -ant
Other words from Ruminant
ru·mi·nant·ly , adverb
non·ru·mi·nant , noun, adjective
un·ru·mi·nant , adjective
Synonyms for Ruminant
introspective, pensive, reflective, awake, aware, cogitative, lucubratory, musing, philosophical, prayerful, rapt, ruminative, thinking, thoughtful