Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/
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ˈɹuːmɪnənt
Adjective
Chewing cud.
Pondering; ruminative.
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1927, G. K. Chesterton, "[ The Red Moon of Meru", in The Secret of Father Brown “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
Noun
Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer.
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Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected From enemies that whisper to the blood; The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected; The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud.
Adjective
related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
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ruminant mammals
Noun
any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
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