ruminant
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4ADJ.
infected
VERB + RUMINANT
scratch
RUMINANT + NOUN
animals
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in
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adj
Chewing cud.
Pondering; ruminative.
“I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
noun
Any artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud in the suborder Ruminantia, such as a cow or deer.
Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected From enemies that whisper to the blood; The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected; The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud.
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5“I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
WiktionaryFlesh behind steel and glass is unprotected From enemies that whisper to the blood; The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected; The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud.
WiktionaryCattle are ruminant animals.
Tatoeba · #10244309Is the cow a ruminant?
Tatoeba · #12006753Is the sheep a ruminant?
Tatoeba · #12006755