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preruminant

preruminant adjective: not yet chewing the cud.

Adjective

preruminant (not comparable)

  1. Not yet chewing the cud.
    • The preruminant, monogastric newborn lamb has well-established upper and lower esophageal sphincters […]2016 January 20, “Inhibitory Effect of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation on Gastroesophageal Reflux”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun

preruminant (plural preruminants)

  1. An animal that does not yet chew the cud.

Forms of preruminant

pluralpreruminants

Origin of preruminant

From pre- + ruminant.

Questions about preruminant

What does preruminant mean?
Preruminant means not yet chewing the cud.
What part of speech is preruminant?
Preruminant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preruminant in the dictionary

  1. preroutes
  2. preroutine
  3. preroutines
  4. prerouting
  5. prerubral
  6. preruminant
  7. preruminants
  8. prerun
  9. prerunning
  10. preruns
  11. pres

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