ruminant
— Noun
– English
~ any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
ruminant
— Adjective
– English
~ related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals"
ruminate
— Verb
– English
~ reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
ruminate
— Verb
– English
~ chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"
ruminative
— Adjective
– English
~ deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"