ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ruminal

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ruminal is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen.

Meaning

Of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen.

More Meanings

  1. That chews the cud.

Example Sentences

a ruminal animal
Homologs of nifH were also present in human oral and bovine ruminal treponemes.
Mature, nonlactating Holstein cows were surgically modified so that ruminal contents could be removed directly from the rumen (IACUC protocol 95-1-97).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ingesta, degradability, tympany, ruminoreticular, ruminococcal, reticuloruminal.

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