Bovine vs Ruminant - What's the difference?
bovine | ruminant |
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
(not comparable) Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison.
Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
Chewing cud.
Pondering; ruminative.
* G. K. Chesterton
As adjectives the difference between bovine and ruminant
is that bovine is of or pertaining to cattle while ruminant is chewing cud.As nouns the difference between bovine and ruminant
is that bovine is an animal of the tribe Bovini, including cattle, buffaloes and bison while ruminant is an artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.bovine
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(wikipedia ruminant)Adjective
(en adjective)- “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.