ruminant

Meaning

Adj

1. Chewing cud.
2. Pondering; ruminative.

Noun

Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as a cow or deer.

Synonyms

thoughtful

pensive

😔

reflective

bovine

herbivore

muller

ruminating

ruminative

sceptic

sceptical

skeptical

speculative

taurine

wistful

chewing the cud

broody

cogitative

contemplative

Translations

rumiante

ruminante

ruminant

ruminante

Wiederkäuer

herkauwer

remugant

μηρυκαστικό

ruminante

μηρυκαστικός

ruminant

ruminans

wiederkäuend

ruminantis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/

Etymology

From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”).