ruminator

Meanings

• noun

  An animal that regurgitates and re-chews its food. This is a common behavior in ruminant animals such as cows, sheep, and goats.

  - "The ruminator regurgitates its cud several times a day."
  - "Ruminator animals have a four-chambered stomach to facilitate the process of rumination."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ruminator
ruminator , boringator , contemplator

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Variants

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ruminate , ruminated , ruminates , ruminating , rumination , ruminations , ruminative , ruminatively , ruminator , ruminators

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'ruminare', meaning 'to chew over and over'.

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Trivia

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1. Ruminators are the only animals that can regurgitate and re-chew their food.

2. The process of rumination helps ruminant animals to extract more nutrients from their food.

3. Ruminators are an important source of food for humans and other animals.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ruminant animals: Animals that chew their cud, such as cows, sheep, goats, and deer.

2. Four-chambered stomach: The stomach of ruminant animals, which allows for the regurgitation and re-chewing of food.

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Culture

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Ruminators have been an essential part of human agriculture for thousands of years. They provide meat, milk, and hides, and their manure is used as fertilizer. Ruminators have been depicted in various forms of art and literature, such as the famous painting 'The Hay Wain' by John Constable.

How to Memorize "ruminator"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a cow or other ruminant animal chewing its cud. Imagine the process of regurgitation and re-chewing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ruminator' with the image of a cow or other ruminant animal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Ruminating Ruminants Regurgitate' to remember the meaning of the word.

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