ruminant

C2

a. 反刍类的, 沉思的, 默想的 n. 反刍动物

发音

其它 /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/

词形变化

ruminants 复数 ruminants more ruminant 比较级 most ruminant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as a cow or deer.

    反刍动物

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Chewing cud.

  2. 2.

    Pondering; ruminative.

    “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

artiodactyl even-toed ungulate

下位词 10

deer giraffe pollard bovid camelopard cervid chevrotain mouse deer prongbuck pronghorn

部分词 5

abomasum omasum psalterium reticulum rumen
形容词

反义词 1

nonruminant

词源

From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”).

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