Ruminant

Noun CEFR B2

ˈɹuːmɪnənt

Definitions

Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as a cow or deer.

Equivalents

Españolrumiante

Françaisruminant ruminante

Deutschwiederkäuend Wiederkäuer

21 more languages

العربيةمجتر مُجْتَرَّات

Catalàremugant

Češtinapřežvýkavec

Danskdrøvtygger

Ελληνικάμηρυκαστικό

Esperantoremaĉulo

Suomimärehtijä

Bahasa Indonesiaruminansia

Italianoruminante

日本語反芻動物

한국어반추 동물 반추동물

Македонскипреживар

Nederlandsherkauwer

Polskiprzeżuwacz zadumany

Portuguêsruminante

Русскийжвачное живо́тное жва́чный

Slovenčinaprežúvavec

Svenskaidisslare

Türkçegeviş getiren

Українськажуйні задумливий

Examples

“Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected From enemies that whisper ⟳ to the blood; The scratch ⟳ forgotten is the scratch ⟳ infected; The ruminant, reason ⟳, chews a poisoned cud.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Ruminantly Ruminants Ruminate Ruminated Ruminates Ruminating

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