ruminant

Meanings

• noun

  A type of herbivorous mammal that chews its cud and regurgitates food from its rumen, a large first stomach chamber, to rechew it.

  - "The cow is a ruminant animal."
  - "Ruminants include deer, elk, and antelope."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

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rhythm , prism , gism , psalm

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Variants

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ruminant , ruminants , ruminantly

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Etymology

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From Old French ruminare ‘chew over again’, from rumen ‘stomach’ + -are ‘to do’.

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Trivia

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1. Ruminants are the only mammals that have a four-chambered stomach.

2. The rumen contains billions of microbes that help break down plant material.

3. Ruminants are also known as 'foregut fermenters' because they ferment food in the stomach before it is digested in the small intestine.

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Related Concepts

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1. Herbivore: Ruminants are a type of herbivore, which means they primarily consume plant material.

2. Cud-chewing: The process of regurgitating food from the rumen and rechewing it is called cud-chewing or rumination.

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Culture

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Ruminants have played a significant role in human history as a source of food, milk, and leather. They have been domesticated for thousands of years and are raised for agriculture and livestock production.

How to Memorize "ruminant"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a cow or other large herbivore with a large stomach, regurgitating its food to chew it again.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ruminant' with the image of a cow chewing its cud.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Ruminants Regurgitate, Rechew'.

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