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ruminant vs artiodactyl mammal

artiodactyl mammal vs ruminant

ruminant and artiodactyl mammal both are nouns.

ruminant is an adjective but artiodactyl mammal is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ruminant Yes Yes No No
artiodactyl mammal Yes No No No
As nouns, artiodactyl mammal is a hypernym of ruminant; that is, artiodactyl mammal is a word with a broader meaning than ruminant:
  • ruminant: any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
  • artiodactyl mammal: placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
Other hypernyms of ruminant include artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate.
ruminant (noun) artiodactyl mammal (noun)
any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
ruminant (adjective) artiodactyl mammal (adjective)
related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud
Difference between ruminant and artiodactyl mammal

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