non-ruminant
noun[C]
biologyspecialized(alsononruminant)uk/ˌnɒnˈruː.mɪ.nənt/us/ˌnɑːnˈruː.mə.nənt/ananimalthat is not aruminant(= one such as acow, thatbringsupfoodfromitsstomachandcrushesit again withitsteeth):
Pigs andelephantsare non-ruminants.
Most non-ruminantsdigestless thanhalfof what theyeat.
- Non-ruminants cannot get muchenergyfrom thisplant.
- Whenfoodisscarce, aruminantcansurvivelongerthan a non-ruminant.
Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- colony collapse
- colony collapse disorder
- drove
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- murder
- pack
- pod
- school
- shoal
- swarm
- team
non-ruminant
adjective
(alsononruminant)uk/ˌnɒnˈruː.mɪ.nənt/us/ˌnɑːnˈruː.mə.nənt/A non-ruminantanimalis not ananimalsuch as acow, thatbringsupfoodfromitsstomachandcrushesit again withitsteeth:
Theseseedscan bepoisonousto nonruminantanimals.
Thediseaseis lesscommonin non-ruminantspeciessuch ashorsesandzebras.
- Soyabeansare used tofeednon-ruminantlivestock.
Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- colony collapse
- colony collapse disorder
- drove
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- murder
- pack
- pod
- school
- shoal
- swarm
- team