单词 | non-ruminant |
释义 | non-ruminantadj.n. A. adj. Esp. of a hoofed mammal: that is not a ruminant. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > not ruminating irruminating1631 non-ruminant1693 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 851 The former [sc. Bisulc Animals] are either Ruminant, such as chew the Cud; or Non-Ruminant, viz. The Hog-kind. 1851 T. Chalmers Misc. 185 The masticatory system is generally more perfect in the non-ruminant hoofed quadrupeds than it is in the cloven-hoofed or ruminant quadrupeds. 1916 Sci. Monthly Jan. 76 The non-ruminant herbivora, such as the mare and ass. 1998 Functional Ecol. 12 684 (table) Not known to be toxic to non-ruminant animals. B. n. A non-ruminant animal. ΚΠ 1875 E. O. Schmidt Doctr. of Descent 276 They occupy an intermediate position towards the other non-ruminants of the division. 1912 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 9 66 Inverting, All ruminants are herbivorous, we have, Some non-ruminants are not herbivorous. 1998 Transition No. 77. 107/1 It continues to allow remains of nonruminants (chicken and pigs, for example) to be fed to cattle. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1693 |
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