RUMINANT

adj. Ruam'i2-n'nt. Lat., ruminans (from rum in are, to chew the cud). Chewing the cud; belonging to the Ruminant i a (Ger., Wiederkduer). which are a group of hoofed mammals consisting of those which chew the cud. [B, 28 (o, 27).] RUMINATE, RUMINATED, adj's. Ru2m'i2n-at, -at-e2d. Lat., rum in at us. Ger.. zernagt, benagt. Of albumen, having a mottled appearance as if chewed. [B, 123 (o, 35).] [s. 421]