ruminant

ruminant definition - medical

ru·mi·nant (ro͞oˈmə-nənt)

noun
Any of various hoofed, even-toed, usually horned mammals of the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and giraffes, characteristically having a stomach divided into four compartments and chewing a cud consisting of regurgitated, partially digested food.

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