Sekirov Dictionary

ruminant

/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

Chewing cud.
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Pondering; ruminative.
- “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner. — 1927

noun1

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Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer.
- Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected From enemies that whisper to the blood; The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected; The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud. — 1941

forms

ruminants · more ruminant · most ruminant

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