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ruminant

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) ruminant (noun)
  2. 2) ruminant (adjective)

1ru·mi·nant

noun \ˈrü-mə-nənt\

Definition of RUMINANT

: a ruminant mammal
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First Known Use of RUMINANT

1661

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

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