ruminant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen(first stomach of a ruminant)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ruminant (comparative more ruminant, superlative most ruminant)
- Chewing cud.
- Pondering; ruminative.
- G. K. Chesterton
- “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
- G. K. Chesterton
Translations[edit]
chewing cud
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pondering, ruminative
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Noun[edit]
ruminant (plural ruminants)
Hyponyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:ruminant
Translations[edit]
artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud
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Related terms[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ruminant (feminine ruminante, masculine plural ruminants, feminine plural ruminantes)
Noun[edit]
ruminant m (plural ruminants)
Participle[edit]
ruminant
Further reading[edit]
- “ruminant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
rūminant
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