Noun: ruminant roo-mi-nunt
- Any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
"Cows and sheep are common ruminants"
- Related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
"ruminant mammals"
Derived forms: ruminants
Type of: artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate
Antonym: nonruminant
Part of: Ruminantia, suborder Ruminantia
Encyclopedia: Ruminant