This is the 12271st most frequent Portuguese word.
ruminantes
Animals that chew cud and have a specialized stomach with four compartments.
This sentence uses "ruminantes" as a noun in the biological context to refer to animals that digest their food by fermentation in a specialized stomach.
Os ruminantes incluem animais como vacas, cabras e ovelhas.
Ruminants include animals like cows, goats, and sheep.
Here, "ruminantes" is employed as a subject noun to discuss the dietary habits of these animals.
A alimentação dos ruminantes é principalmente baseada em capim e outras plantas.
The diet of ruminants is primarily based on grass and other plants.
The word "ruminantes" is used in a technical context referring to the study of their digestive systems in agriculture.