ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartmentspollard - a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed first stomach, rumen - the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing abomasum, fourth stomach - the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place bovid - hollow-horned ruminants cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers ruminate - chew the cuds; "cows ruminate" |