ruminant
The origin and history of ruminant.
Etymology
Ruminant comes from Latin ruminans, the present participle of ruminari, meaning to chew the cud. That verb is linked to rumen, a Latin word for the throat or the first stomach of a ruminant.
The origin and history of ruminant.
Ruminant comes from Latin ruminans, the present participle of ruminari, meaning to chew the cud. That verb is linked to rumen, a Latin word for the throat or the first stomach of a ruminant.
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