ruminant

C2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #175973

Meanings

1

noun
A hoofed animal, such as a cow, sheep, or deer, that chews the cud and has a stomach with several compartments.

Cows, goats, and deer are all ruminants that graze on grass.
2

adj
Belonging to or typical of cud-chewing animals like cows and deer.

Ruminant mammals digest tough plants in a multi-chambered stomach.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms ruminants

Derived forms nonruminantpreruminantruminantly

Etymology

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

Topics

Animals Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ruminant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/
**Frequency rank:** 175973

## Meanings
1. A hoofed animal, such as a cow, sheep, or deer, that chews the cud and has a stomach with several compartments.
2. Belonging to or typical of cud-chewing animals like cows and deer.

## Examples
- Cows, goats, and deer are all ruminants that graze on grass.
- Ruminant mammals digest tough plants in a multi-chambered stomach.

## Derived Forms
- nonruminant
- preruminant
- ruminantly

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

## AI Etymology
Ruminant is from Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”). Current senses include a hoofed animal, such as a cow, sheep, or deer, that chews the cud and has a stomach with several compartments and belonging to or typical of cud-chewing animals like cows and deer. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonruminant, preruminant, and ruminantly.

## Topics
- Animals
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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