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ruminant

ru·mi·nant

UK/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ US/ˈrumʌnʌnt/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

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worn out

  • “a played out deck of cards”
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1.

any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments

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From Latin rūmināns, rūminantem, present participle of rūminārī (“to chew the cud, ruminate”), from rūmen (“throat, gullet, rumen (first stomach of a ruminant)”).

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