ruminant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ru·mi·nant /ˈruːmɪnənt/ noun [countable] technicalHBA an animal such as a cow that has several stomachs and eats grass 反刍动物

Examples from the Corpus

ruminant• Under the new regulation, the tissue from ruminant animals could not be used in the feed of ruminant animals.

ru·mi·nant nounChineseSyllable

as animal Corpus a an cow such

ruminant
ru‧mi‧nant /ˈruːmənənt, ˈruːmɪnənt/

noun [countable]
technical an animal such as a cow that has several stomachs and eats grass

ru·min·ant

BrE

/ˈruːmɪnənt/

NAmE

/ˈruːmɪnənt/

noun

(

specialist

)

any animal that brings back food from its stomach and chews it again. Cows and sheep are both ruminants. 反刍动物

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ru·min·ant

adjective

◆ruminant animals反刍动物