Cud

usgb/kʌd/
noun

A lump of partly digested food that some animals bring up from their stomach to chew again.

Ruminants like cows and sheep chew their cud to further break down plant fibers.
Visual representation of "cud" - A lump of partly digested food that some animals bring up from their stomach to chew again.

Often appears as...

  • chew cud
  • ruminate cud
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Visual representation of "cud"
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Animal Digestion

Used to describe how some animals, like cows, digest food by chewing it twice.

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The cow is out in the field, peacefully chewing its cud.
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Ruminants' Habit

'Cud' is specific to ruminants, animals with a special stomach for digestion.

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Goats, being ruminants, often spend time chewing cud.
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Visual Imagery

Involves mental visualization, usually of an animal chewing slowly and deliberately.

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Watching the calm buffalo chew cud can be quite relaxing.
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