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Ruminant Definition & Meaning

ruminant
adjective
  1. related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals"
noun
  1. any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments

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What does ruminant mean?
related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals" any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
What part of speech is ruminant?
Ruminant is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does ruminant have?
Ruminant has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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