Ruminantia
plural noun
Ru·mi·nan·tia
ˌrüməˈnanch(ē)ə
: a suborder of Artiodactyla comprising even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, giraffes, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach compare abomasum, omasum, reticulum, rumen see pecora , tragulina, tylopoda
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin ruminant-, ruminans (present participle of ruminare, ruminari) + New Latin -ia
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above
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