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ruminant
[roo-muh-nuhnt]
noun
any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, consisting of the cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, including cattle, sheep, goats, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, and chevrotains.
adjective
being or relating to animals that ruminate or chew the cud, typically those of the suborder Ruminantia.
Methane emissions from ruminant animals represent a quarter of all methane emissions in the region.
contemplative; meditative.
In a corner of the library, a ruminant scholar sat poring over a thick book.
ruminant
/ ˈːɪəԳ /
noun
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
any other animal that chews the cud, such as a camel
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the suborder Ruminantia
(of members of this suborder and related animals, such as camels) chewing the cud; ruminating
meditating or contemplating in a slow quiet way
ruminant
Any of various even-toed hoofed mammals of the suborder Ruminantia. Ruminants usually have a stomach divided into four compartments (called the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum), and chew a cud consisting of regurgitated, partially digested food. Ruminants include cattle, sheep, goats, deer, giraffes, antelopes, and camels.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ruminantly adverb
- nonruminant noun
- unruminant adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Specifically, cattle and other ruminants are a huge source of methane.
Rennet, an enzyme naturally present in the stomachs of ruminants, would prompt the milk to coagulate, separating into curds and whey, thus laying the groundwork for modern cheese production.
Defra said keepers of cattle, sheep, camelids, including llamas and alpacas, and other ruminants must remain vigilant and follow the restrictions applying to animal movements.
In the cauldrons, the researchers identified blood remains from ruminants, mainly sheep and goats.
The analyses allowed researchers to distinguish residual fats derived from milk, ruminant and non-ruminant animals, as well as of marine or plant origin.
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When To Use
A ruminant is an even-toed, hoofed, four-legged mammal that eats grass and other plants. Ruminants include domestic cattle (cows), sheep, goats, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, and camels.Ruminants typically have a stomach with four compartments. They are known for chewing cud, which is food that has been regurgitated from the first compartment to be chewed again. To chew and rechew in this way is to ruminate, and this process called rumination.Ruminant can also be used as an adjective to describe such animals.It can also be used in a figurative way to describe someone who ruminates on things—extensively thinks them over or ponders them. (When used in a figurative way, the verb ruminate and the noun rumination are more commonly used than the adjective ruminant.)Example: Ruminants typically thrive in grasslands where there is ample space for them to graze.
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