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ruminant vs bovid

bovid vs ruminant

ruminant and bovid both are nouns.

ruminant and bovid both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ruminant Yes Yes No No
bovid Yes Yes No No
As nouns, bovid is a hyponym of ruminant; that is, bovid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ruminant:
  • ruminant: any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
  • bovid: hollow-horned ruminants
ruminant (noun) bovid (noun)
any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments hollow-horned ruminants
ruminant (adjective) bovid (adjective)
related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
Difference between ruminant and bovid

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