ruminant
noun
[ ˈruːmɪnənt ]
• an even-toed ungulate mammal that chews the cud regurgitated from its rumen. The ruminants comprise the cattle, sheep, antelopes, deer, giraffes, and their relatives.
• a contemplative person; a person given to meditation.
• "he was destined to become a ruminant, a haunter of libraries"
ruminant
adjective
• of or belonging to ruminants.
• "a ruminant animal"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin ruminant- ‘chewing over again’, from the verb ruminari, from rumen ‘throat’ (see rumen).
