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abomasum |
the fourth stomach chamber of cud-chewing mammals such as cows, in which food is digested. |
antelope |
an animal with horns, a long neck, long legs, and hooves. Antelopes are known for their fast running. Antelopes are mammals that eat plants and chew their cud. The smallest kind of antelope is only one foot tall; the largest antelope is six feet tall at the shoulder. Gazelles, gnus, and impalas are all antelopes. Most antelopes live in Africa; some also live in Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
bison |
a very large mammal with a large head, humped shoulders, and short curved horns. Bison used to roam the plains of North America in large herds, but they were hunted until they were almost extinct. North American bison are also called buffalo, but they are not related to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia. Bison have hooves and are closely related to cattle. Bison eat only plants and chew their cud. [1/2 definitions] |
deer |
a mammal with short fur, long legs, and a long neck. Deer have hooves on their feet and can run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Caribou, elk, moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer are all kinds of deer. |
giraffe |
a spotted, cud-chewing, four-footed African mammal with exceptionally long legs and neck. |
moose |
a large North American hoofed, cud-chewing mammal with humped shoulders, the males of which bear broad, flattened antlers. |
omasum |
the third stomach of a cud-chewing animal such as a cow, located between the reticulum and the abomasum. |
rumen |
the first stomach of a cud-chewing animal. |
ruminant |
any of various cud-chewing cloven-hoofed quadrupeds, such as cattle, deer, or camels, that usu. have a stomach divided into three or four compartments. [2/3 definitions] |
ruminate |
to chew a cud. [2/4 definitions] |
vicuņa |
a wild cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing mammal of South America that is related to the llama but is smaller and has a silky fleece. [1/2 definitions] |
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