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<zoology> Chewing the cud; characterised by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
Origin: L. Ruminans, -antis, p.pr., cf. F. Ruminant. See Ruminate.
<zoology> A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.
(01 Mar 1998)
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