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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries反芻動物
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hansū dōbutsu
"牛や羊は反芻動物です。"
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An hoofed herbivorous mammal that digests its food in two steps, first by swallowing and then by regurgitating the semi-digested food to chew it again.
"Cows, sheep, and deer are typical examples of the ruminant family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ruminant-', stem of 'ruminans', present participle of 'ruminare' (to chew the cud), from 'rumen' (gullet).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ruminant" is said worldwide
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ruminant
Transliteration: ruminant
"La vache est un mammifère ruminant."
Wiederkäuer
Transliteration: Wiederkäuer
"Kühe gehören zu den bekanntesten Wiederkäuern."
ruminante
Transliteration: ruminante
"La pecora è un animale ruminante."
rumiante
Transliteration: rumiante
"La vaca es un animal rumiante."
ruminante
Transliteration: ruminante
"O boi é um animal ruminante."
रोमंथक
Transliteration: romanthak
"गाय एक रोमंथक animal है।"
反刍动物
Transliteration: fǎnchú dòngwù
"牛和羊是常见的反刍动物。"
반추동물
Transliteration: banchudongmul
"소와 양은 대표적인 반추동물입니다."
反芻動物
Transliteration: hansū dōbutsu
"牛や羊は反芻動物です。"
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