Ru"mi*nant (?), a. [L. ruminans, -antis, p.pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See Ruminate.] Zool.
Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
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Ru"mi*nant, n. Zool.
A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.
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