Ru"mi*nant , n.
(Zoöl.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.
Ru"mi*nant (?), a. [L. ruminans, -antis, p.
pr.: cf. F. ruminant.
See Ruminate.]
(Zoöl.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been
swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
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