ruminant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ === Adjective === ruminant (comparative more ruminant, superlative most ruminant) Chewing cud. Pondering; ruminative. (Can we date this quote by G. K. Chesterton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ruminant (plural ruminants) Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as cattle or deer. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:ruminant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === ruminate == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁy.mi.nɑ̃/ === Adjective === ruminant (feminine ruminante, masculine plural ruminants, feminine plural ruminantes) ruminant === Noun === ruminant m (plural ruminants) ruminant === Participle === ruminant present participle of ruminer === Further reading === “ruminant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === rūminant third-person plural present active indicative of rūminō