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ruminant.

Chewing cud.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/
  1. Chewing cud.

  2. Pondering; ruminative.

Where this word comes from

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

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

Where this word comes from

From 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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