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ruminant

adjective noun

related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
T
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹuːmɪnənt

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Meaning

Definitions

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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Example Sentences

ruminant mammals

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