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non-ruminant noun[ C ] biology specialized(alsononruminant)uk /ˌnɒnˈruː.mɪ.nənt/ us /ˌnɑːnˈruː.mə.nənt/ an animal that is not a ruminant(= one such as a cow, that brings up food from its stomach and crushes it again with its teeth): 非反刍类 Pigs and elephants are non-ruminants. Most non-ruminants digest less than half of what they eat.大多数非反刍动物对所吃的东西的消化率不到一半。 Non-ruminants cannot get much energy from this plant. When food is scarce, a ruminant can survive longer than a non-ruminant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal groupings bevy biomass brood colony colony collapse colony collapse disorder flight flock gaggle herd hive menagerie murder pack pair pod shoal subcolony swarm team non-ruminant adjective (alsononruminant)uk /ˌnɒnˈruː.mɪ.nənt/ us /ˌnɑːnˈruː.mə.nənt/ A non-ruminant animal is not an animal such as a cow, that brings up food from its stomach and crushes it again with its teeth: 非反刍动物 These seeds can be poisonous to nonruminant animals.这些种子对非反刍动物可能会有毒性。 The disease is less common in non-ruminant species such as horses and zebras.这种疾病在马和斑马等非反刍动物中不太常见。 Soya beans are used to feed non-ruminant livestock. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal groupings bevy biomass brood colony colony collapse colony collapse disorder flight flock gaggle herd hive menagerie murder pack pair pod shoal subcolony swarm team |