ruminant

🇺🇸 /ˈruːmɪnənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈruːmɪnənt/
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難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

An animal that chews its food a second time after it has been partly digested in the stomach.

Cows are ruminants, which means they chew their food again after it has been in their stomach.

牛是反芻動物,這意味著它們會在食物進入胃部後再次咀嚼。

adjective
R

Relating to or characteristic of ruminant animals.

The ruminant digestive system is different from that of other animals.

反芻動物的消化系統與其他動物不同。

translation

n. 反芻動物
adj. 反芻動物的

詞形變化

Plural ruminants