Ruminant Animals

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cud

cud

noun a portion of food that returns from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth to be chewed again

  • Cows have multiple stomachs to help them digest their food, allowing them to chew their cud.
  • I heard that cows chew their cud to help with digestion.
  • Hey, did you know that cows regurgitate their cud and chew it again?
  • She kept mulling over the problem in her mind, like a cow chewing its cud.