ruminant
English
Etymology
From Latin rūmināns, rūmināntem, from rūminor (“chew the cud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/
Adjective
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
chewing cud
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Noun
ruminant (plural ruminants)
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:ruminant
Translations
artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁy.mi.nɑ̃/
Adjective
ruminant (feminine singular ruminante, masculine plural ruminants, feminine plural ruminantes)
Further reading
- “ruminant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
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