RUMINANT

Ruminant

A ruminant is a mammal that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first compartment of the stomach, principally through bacterial actions, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again. The process of rechewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called "ruminating".

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ruminant

Noun

  1. An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.

Adjective

  1. Chewing cud.
  2. Pondering; ruminative.


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