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   ruminant

   /ˈruːmɪnənt/

   noun

   • 1. an even-toed ungulate mammal that chews the cud regurgitated from its rumen. The ruminants comprise the cattle, sheep, antelopes, deer, giraffes, and their relatives.
   • 2. a contemplative person; a person given to meditation: "he was destined to become a ruminant, a haunter of libraries"

   adjective

   • 1. of or belonging to ruminants: "a ruminant animal"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin ruminant- ‘chewing over again’, from the verb ruminari, from rumen ‘throat’ (see rumen).

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