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ruminant — ruminant, ante [ ryminɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • 1555; de ruminer ♦ Qui rumine. Herbivore ruminant. ♢ N. m. (1680) Un ruminant : un animal ruminant. LES RUMINANTS : groupe de mammifères artiodactyles à deux doigts, dont l estomac complexe permet… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ruminant — Ru mi*nant, a. [L. ruminans, antis, p. pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See {Ruminate}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruminant — Ru mi*nant, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruminant — ► NOUN ▪ a mammal of a type that chews the cud, comprising cattle, sheep, antelopes, deer, giraffes, and their relatives. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to ruminants. ORIGIN from Latin ruminari chew over again , from rumen throat, first stomach of a… … English terms dictionary
ruminant — ruminant, ante (ru mi nan, nan t ) adj. Terme d histoire naturelle. Qui rumine. Les animaux ruminants. S. m. Les ruminants, famille de mammifères comprenant ceux qui ont les membres en colonnes, terminés par des sabots, avec ou sans semelle… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ruminant — (n.) 1660s, from L. ruminantem (nom. ruminans), prp. of ruminare to chew the cud (see RUMINATE (Cf. ruminate)) … Etymology dictionary
ruminant — [ro͞o′mə nənt] adj. [L ruminans, prp. of L ruminare, to ruminate < rumen,RUMEN] 1. chewing the cud 2. of the cud chewing animals 3. meditative; thoughtful n. any of the suborders (Ruminantia and Tylopoda) of four footed, cud chewing… … English World dictionary
Ruminant — Ruminants Rough illustration of a ruminant digestive system Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Ruminant — Ruminantia Ruminants … Wikipédia en Français
ruminant — I. noun Date: 1661 a ruminant mammal II. adjective Date: 1691 1. a. (1) chewing the cud (2) characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed b. of or relating to two suborders (Ruminantia and Tylopoda) of herbivorous even toed hoofed… … New Collegiate Dictionary
