ruminant
Stomachs its cud
A ruminant is an animal that chews cud—partially digested food regurgitated for further chewing.
Cattle, sheep, goats, and deer are ruminants, distinguished by their multi-chambered stomachs.
The verb ruminate means to chew cud, but its figurative sense dominates: to turn something over in the mind, to ponder at length.
She ruminated on what he'd said for days.
First stomach of ruminants
- reticulumNet-shaped anatomical structure
- abomasumRuminant's acid-secreting stomach
- foregutAnterior alimentary canal portion
- udderMammalian mammary organ
hoofed · mandible · cloven · horns · cud · bolus · microflora · protozoa
Female bovine
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- forageSeek food actively
- browseSurvey without intent
- grazeFeed on growing plants
grassland · prairie · savanna · steppe · veldt · pampas · paddock · rangeland
Domesticated farm animals
- herdGrazing animals together
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- flockAnimals gathered together
- husbandryFarm management practice
ranching · feedlot · stockyard · branding · domesticated · breeding · dairy · wool
Tallest land animal
Antlered hoofed mammal
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- elkLarge North American cervid
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- reindeerArctic deer species
antler · fawn · doe · buck · stag · velvet · musk deer · muntjac
Rechewing regurgitated food
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- rechewingMasticating a second time
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
microbes · bolus · fatty acids · cellulose · fiber · absorption · gut flora · methane
rumen
First stomach of ruminants
- reticulumNet-shaped anatomical structure
- abomasumRuminant's acid-secreting stomach
- foregutAnterior alimentary canal portion
udder · hoofed · mandible · cloven · horns · cud · bolus · microflora · protozoa · bacteria
cow
Female bovine
- bullSteer before castration
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
heifer · calf · ox · bison · buffalo · yak · zebu · aurochs · dairy · beef
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
graze · grassland · prairie · savanna · steppe · veldt · pampas · paddock · rangeland · sward
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
- herdGrazing animals together
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- flockAnimals gathered together
husbandry · ranching · feedlot · stockyard · branding · domesticated · breeding · dairy · wool · mutton
giraffe
Tallest land animal
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- elkLarge North American cervid
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
reindeer · antler · fawn · doe · buck · stag · velvet · musk deer · muntjac · sambar
cud-chewing
Rechewing regurgitated food
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- rechewingMasticating a second time
fermentation · microbes · bolus · fatty acids · cellulose · fiber · absorption · gut flora · methane · nitrogen
antelope
Swift horned grazer
- gazelleSwift, slender antelope
- impalaLeaping African antelope
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
kudu · eland · oryx · springbok · dik-dik · hartebeest · topi · sable · roan · bongo
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- Deerbuck, doe, fawn, stag, hind
- Pasturelandpasture, pastureland, pasture land, grazing, grazing land
ruminantthoughtless
Showing no consideration
unreflective · unthinking · impulsive · shallow · mindless
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