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ruminant noun & adjective. M17.
[Latin ruminant- pres. ppl stem of ruminari: see RUMINATE verb, -ANT1.]
A. noun. An animal that chews the cud; any of a group of artiodactyl mammals (including bovids, camels, and deer) that have four (or three) stomachs and can digest cellulose. M17.
b. adjective.
That is a ruminant. L17.
Contemplative; given to or engaged in meditation. M19.