DictionaryRoot: rumen
Latin
rumen
gullet
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noun / adjective
ruminant
ROO-mih-nunt/ˈruːmɪnənt/
A hoofed animal that rechews partly digested food.
Etymology
The Latin root meaning “gullet” underlies a verb for chewing the cud. The participial ending identifies a ruminant as an animal performing that action: chewing food again after bringing it back up.