Ruminant
noun
An animal that chews the cud, like cows, sheep, or giraffes.
Cows are a type of ruminant because they ingest food and chew it again later to help digest it.
Often appears as...
- large ruminant
- domestic ruminant
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to animals that chew the cud.
Ruminant digestive systems are unique and complex, allowing these animals to gain nutrients from plant-based foods.
Often appears as...
- ruminant species
- ruminant digestion
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An animal that chews the cud, like cows, sheep, or giraffes.
Cows are a type of ruminant because they ingest food and chew it again later to help digest it.
Often appears as...
- large ruminant
- domestic ruminant
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to animals that chew the cud.
Ruminant digestive systems are unique and complex, allowing these animals to gain nutrients from plant-based foods.
Often appears as...
- ruminant species
- ruminant digestion
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Classification
Ruminants are mainly herbivores and part of a classification system based on digestion.
Biologists study ruminants to understand how certain animals process plant material.
Pro Tip 2/3Multistep Eating
Ruminants eat their food in stages which includes regurgitating and rechewing their food.
The process ruminants use is necessary to break down tough plant fibers.
Pro Tip 3/3Distinguished Feature
The term distinguishes these animals from others that digest food in one go.
Unlike ruminants, horses do not chew cud and have a different digestive system.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Classification
Ruminants are mainly herbivores and part of a classification system based on digestion.
Biologists study ruminants to understand how certain animals process plant material.
Pro Tip 2/3Multistep Eating
Ruminants eat their food in stages which includes regurgitating and rechewing their food.
The process ruminants use is necessary to break down tough plant fibers.
Pro Tip 3/3Distinguished Feature
The term distinguishes these animals from others that digest food in one go.
Unlike ruminants, horses do not chew cud and have a different digestive system.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Classification
Ruminants are mainly herbivores and part of a classification system based on digestion.
Biologists study ruminants to understand how certain animals process plant material.
Pro Tip 2/3Multistep Eating
Ruminants eat their food in stages which includes regurgitating and rechewing their food.
The process ruminants use is necessary to break down tough plant fibers.
Pro Tip 3/3Distinguished Feature
The term distinguishes these animals from others that digest food in one go.
Unlike ruminants, horses do not chew cud and have a different digestive system.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 265 PIPE...
so they do feed on a lot of food but if you go through a rumination stage you feed on a lot less then you would if your hand get fermenter so a zebra has got twice the amounts of food going through than an animal of its equivalent size that is a ruminant and that is just
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Michael Pollan: A...
What happens to the grass when you do this? When a ruminant grazes grass, the grass is cut from this height to this height, and it immediately does something very interesting. Any one of you who gardens knows that there is something called the root-shoot ratio,
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A plant's-eye view -...
want let it really realize its desires its physiological distinctiveness put that in play but look at it from the point of view of the grass now what happens to the grass when you do this when a ruminant grazes grass the grass
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 265 PIPE...
so they do feed on a lot of food but if you go through a rumination stage you feed on a lot less then you would if your hand get fermenter so a zebra has got twice the amounts of food going through than an animal of its equivalent size that is a ruminant and that is just
Video examples
Michael Pollan: A...
What happens to the grass when you do this? When a ruminant grazes grass, the grass is cut from this height to this height, and it immediately does something very interesting. Any one of you who gardens knows that there is something called the root-shoot ratio,
Video examples
A plant's-eye view -...
want let it really realize its desires its physiological distinctiveness put that in play but look at it from the point of view of the grass now what happens to the grass when you do this when a ruminant grazes grass the grass
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Daniel Mallory Ortberg
American Writer
Did you know that, pound for pound, the moose is the leanest ruminant on Earth? It's true. Moose are very in tune with their natural surroundings.
Quote examples
Daniel Mallory Ortberg
American Writer
Did you know that, pound for pound, the moose is the leanest ruminant on Earth? It's true. Moose are very in tune with their natural surroundings.
Example 1 of 1
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