ruminant

• When a ruminant grazes grass, the grass is cut from this height to this height. —  Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view
• He trotted toward the dead ruminant, looking for the easiest point on the great corpse to begin his ascent. —  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2005
• In spring 2008, Russia decided to open its doors to U.S. breeding cattle born on or after the implementation of the U.S. 1998 ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban.
• Malick's films are something of an acquired taste; they're always languorous and ruminant, slow moving and thoughtful. —  Playback:stl Syndication
• That sure does not conjure up the image of a cud-chewing ruminant, grazing peacefully on rolling acres of green - though the purveyors of dairy products would love for us to buy into just that imagery. —  Heartcrossings

Used in the Same Context