Ruminant Synonyms and Antonyms

ro͝o'mə-nənt

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Synonyms for Ruminant

bovid
Of a large family (Bovidae) of ruminants, having a pair of hollow, unbranched horns, including oxen, sheep, goats, and antelopes
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bovine
Bovine is defined as an animal in the Bovinae subfamily.
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meditative
For or conducive to meditation
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antelope
Any of a group of swift, bovid ruminants usually living in wild herds on the plains of Africa and Asia, including the gnu, impala, and kudu
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buffalo
A robe made of buffalo skin
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camel
Either of two species of large, domesticated ruminants (genus Camelus) with a humped back, long neck, and large, cushioned feet: capable of storing water in its bodily tissue, the camel is the common beast of burden in Asian and African deserts
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cattle
Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
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cow
The definition of a cow is the female of domestic cattle and certain other mammals including whales, manatees and elephants.
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deer
Any of a family (Cervidae) of ruminants, including the elk, moose, and reindeer; esp., the smaller species, as the white-tailed deer and mule deer: in most species, usually only the males grow and shed bony antlers annually
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giraffe
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns.
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llama
A domesticated South American ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel and having a long neck and small head, raised for its warm wool and used as a beast of burden.
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moose
(US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
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oxen
Plural form of ox
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sheep
The definition of a sheep is a woolly mammal with horns, or a slang term for a person who follows the crowd, is meek and is easily led.
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steer
A piece of advice:
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yak
A domesticated yak, used as a work animal or raised for meat and milk.
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zebra
(Vulgar, pejorative, slang) A bi-racial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
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bison
A bovine mammal (Bison bison) of western North America, having large forequarters, a shaggy mane, and a massive head with short curved horns; a buffalo.
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goat
Any of a genus (Capra) of wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns
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Antonyms for Ruminant

nonruminant
Not ruminant.
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Words Related to Ruminant

monogastric
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ruminant-derived
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non-ruminant
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non-ruminants
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sbo
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SBOs
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fishmeal
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feedstuff
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feedmills
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Ruminant Sentence Examples

  • As already stated, there is a possibility of this latter ruminant being allied both to the takin and the musk-ox.

  • Australia has no apes, monkeys or baboons, and no ruminant beasts.

  • A peculiar form of baboon, Cynopithecus, and the singular ruminant, Anoa, found in Celebes, seem to have no relation to Asiatic animals, and rather to be allied to those in Africa.

  • In common with an allied ruminant from the same district, previously described as Euceratherium, it seems probable that Preptoceras is related on the one hand to the musk-ox, and on the other to the Asiatic takin, while it is also supposed to have affinities with the sheep. If these extinct forms really serve to connect the takin with the musk-ox, their systematic importance will be very great.

  • The dorcas gazelle is still common in the south of Tunisia; but perhaps the most interesting ruminant is the magnificent udad, or Barbary sheep, which is found in the sterile mountainous regions of south Tunisia.

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