> Ruminants [...] are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion [...] The word "ruminant" com

> Ruminants [...] are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion [...] The word "ruminant" comes from the Latin ruminare, which means "to chew over again". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant TIL: So that's from where the word "ruminate" comes :-)