ruminal

English

Adjective

ruminal (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen.
   • 1998 September 11, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez et al., “Grain Feeding and the Dissemination of Acid-Resistant Escherichia coli from Cattle”, in Science‎^[1], volume 281, number 5383, →DOI, pages 1666–1668:

     Mature, nonlactating Holstein cows were surgically modified so that ruminal contents could be removed directly from the rumen (IACUC protocol 95-1-97).

   • 2001 June 29, T. G. Lilburn et al., “Nitrogen Fixation by Symbiotic and Free-Living Spirochetes”, in Science‎^[2], volume 292, number 5526, →DOI, pages 2495–2498:

     Homologs of nifH were also present in human oral and bovine ruminal treponemes.

2. That chews the cud.

   a ruminal animal

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