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
- counterion
- counterions
- counterirritant
- counterirritants
- counterirritate
- counterirritation
- counterirritations
- counterjumper
- counterlath
- counterlode
- counterman
- countermand
- countermanded
- countermanding
- countermands
- countermarch
- countermarched
- countermarches
- countermarching
- countermark
- countermarks
- countermeasure
- countermeasures
- countermelodies
- countermelody