| 单词 | ruminant |
| 释义 | ruminant —ruminantly, adv. /rooh"meuh neuhnt/, n. 1. any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains. adj. 2. ruminating; chewing the cud. 3. contemplative; meditative: a ruminant scholar. [1655-65; < L ruminant- (s. of ruminans, prp. of ruminari, ruminare to chew cud, meditate), equiv. to rumin- (s. of rumen) RUMEN + -ant- -ANT] |
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