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Feb 10, 2010
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ru•mi•nant



Pronunciation: (rOO'mu-nunt), [key]
n.
any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.

adj.
1. ruminating; chewing the cud.
2. contemplative; meditative: a ruminant scholar.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Rumiruminate
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