Definition of "ruminant"

ruminant

/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/

adjective
comparative more ruminant, superlative most ruminant
1. Chewing cud.
2. Pondering; ruminative.
  Quotations
  “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
  G. K. Chesterton
noun
plural ruminants
1. An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.