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ruminant

/ˈruːmɪnənt/

/ˈrumɪnənt/

Translations

ruminantnoun

ruminants

/ˈruː.mɪ.nənt/

/ˈruː.mə.nənt/

ruminantTerme zoologique.

Cows are ruminants that play a crucial role in agriculture due to their ability to digest fibrous plant material.

Les vaches sont des ruminants qui jouent un rôle crucial dans l’agriculture grâce à leur capacité à digérer les matières végétales fibreuses.

Synonyms

grazing animal

cud-chewer

bovine

herbivore

ruminantadjective

more ruminant

Comp.

most ruminant

Super.

/ˈruːmɪnənt/

/ˈrumɪnənt/

ruminantEn parlant des animaux qui ruminent.

The ruminant digestive tract allows cows to extract nutrients from coarse vegetation.

Le tube digestif ruminant permet aux vaches d’extraire les nutriments de végétaux grossiers.

ruminatifSe dit d’une disposition à la réflexion ou à la méditation.

Her ruminant nature often led her to spend hours pondering life's mysteries.

Son caractère ruminatif la poussait souvent à passer des heures à méditer sur les mystères de la vie.

Additional translations

méditatifPlus courant pour exprimer une attitude contemplative.

Synonyms

Definitions

ruminantnoun

A mammal that chews cud regurgitated from its rumen, typically having a stomach divided into four compartments and including cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and giraffes.

Cows are ruminants that play a crucial role in agriculture due to their ability to digest fibrous plant material.

ruminantadjective

Characterized by or given to meditation or contemplation.

Her ruminant nature often led her to spend hours pondering life's mysteries.

Of or relating to animals that chew the cud and possess a multi-compartment stomach.

The ruminant digestive tract allows cows to extract nutrients from coarse vegetation.