- cud-chewing animal
- жвачное животное
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
cud-chewing animal
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cud — [kʌd] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: cwudu] food that a cow or similar animal has chewed, swallowed, and brought back into its mouth to chew a second time ▪ a cow chewing its cud … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cud — This article is about the digestive process of a ruminant. For other uses, see Cud (disambiguation). Cud is a portion of food that returns from a ruminant s stomach in the mouth to be chewed for the second time. More accurately, it is a bolus of… … Wikipedia
reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… … Universalium
ruminant — /ˈrumənənt / (say roohmuhnuhnt) noun 1. any animal of the artiodactyl suborder Ruminantia, which comprises the various cloven hoofed and cud chewing quadrupeds, as cattle, bison, buffalo, sheep, goats, chamois, deer, antelopes, giraffes,… …
maw — maw1 [mô] n. [ME mawe < OE maga, akin to Ger magen, stomach < IE base * mak , skin, bag > Welsh megin, bellows] 1. a) Archaic the stomach or its cavity b) the stomach of an animal; specif., the fourth stomach of a cud chewing animal 2.… … English World dictionary
sheep — ʃɪËp n. variety of cud chewing animal related to the goat (raised for wool, meat or skin); skin of a sheep; docile and submissive person … English contemporary dictionary
Abomasum — the fourth, or digesting, chamber of the stomach of a cud chewing animal, like the whitetail deer … Hunting glossary
abomasum — [ab΄ə mā′səm] n. pl. abomasa [ab΄ə mā′sə] [ModL < AB + OMASUM] the fourth, or digesting, chamber of the stomach of a cud chewing animal, as the cow: see RUMINANT … English World dictionary
omasum — [ō mā′səm] n. pl. omasa [ō mā′sə] [ModL < L, bullock s tripe < Gaul] the third division in the stomach of a cud chewing animal, as the cow: see RUMINANT … English World dictionary
ru|me|not|o|my — «ROO muh NOT uh mee», noun. the cutting into the rumen of a cud chewing animal to permit the evacuation, as of gases or impacted food … Useful english dictionary
Sheep — For other uses, see Sheep (disambiguation). Domestic sheep A research flo … Wikipedia
