nonruminant
/nɑnˈrumənənt/
adjective
- Describing an animal that does not chew cud and does not have a four-chambered stomach (like humans, pigs, or horses).
- Pigs are nonruminant animals, so they digest food differently than cows.
- The vet explained that nonruminant mammals need a different diet from ruminants like sheep.
- In biology class, we compared the digestive systems of ruminant and nonruminant species.
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noun
- An animal that does not chew cud and has a simple stomach, such as a pig, horse, or human.
- The farm raised both ruminants and nonruminants for different products.
- A nonruminant like a pig has a single-chambered stomach.
- Horses are nonruminants, so they cannot digest grass as efficiently as cattle can.
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