#ruminant any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
supertype: even-toed_ungulate__artiodactyl__artiodactyl_mammal__artiodactylmammal placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
part: rumen second_stomach psalterium abomasum
member of: suborder_Ruminantia
subtype: pollard a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed
subtype: bovid hollow-horned ruminants
subtype: bovine any of various members of the genus Bos
subtype: wild_ox__ox any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
subtype: aurochs__auroch__urus__Bos_primigenius large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
subtype: Bos_grunniens__yak large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
subtype: Bos_banteng__banteng__banting wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
subtype: Asian_wild_ox genus of Asiatic wild oxen
subtype: gaur__Bibos_gaurus wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
subtype: gayal__mithan__Bibos_frontalis ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
subtype: cattle__cows__kine__oxen__Bos_taurus domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age: "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
subtype: ox an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
subtype: stirk yearling heifer or bullock
subtype: steer__bullock castrated bull
subtype: bull.cattle uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
subtype: bullock young bull
subtype: moo-cow__moocow__cow female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow'" is a child's term"
subtype: springing_cow__springingcow__springer a cow about to give birth
subtype: heifer young cow
subtype: beef_cattle__beef cattle that are reared for their meat
subtype: Texas_longhorn__longhorn long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
subtype: Santa_Gertrudis Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions
subtype: Aberdeen_Angus__Angus__black_Angus black hornless breed from Scotland
subtype: Charolais large white or cream-colored breed from France
subtype: shorthorn__Durham English breed of short-horned cattle
subtype: Galloway breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland
subtype: Hereford__whiteface hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States
subtype: cattalo hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds
subtype: Welsh_Black__Welsh Welsh breed of dual-purpose cattle
subtype: red_poll__redpoll hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle
subtype: Africander tall large-horned humped south African cattle for meat or draft
subtype: dairy_cattle__dairycattle__dairy_cow__dairycow__milch_cow__milchcow__milk_cow__milcher__milker cattle that are reared for their milk
subtype: Ayrshire hardy breed from Ayr Scotland
subtype: Brown_Swiss large hardy brown breed from Switzerland
subtype: Jersey breed from the island of Jersey
subtype: milking_shorthorn__milkingshorthorn breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle
subtype: Holstein-Friesian__Friesian__Holstein a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
subtype: Guernsey breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
subtype: Devon red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
subtype: Bos_indicus__Brahman__Brahma__Brahmin any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
subtype: zebu domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
subtype: Old_World_buffalo__buffalo any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
subtype: water_buffalo__waterbuffalo__water_ox__waterox__Asiatic_buffalo__Bubalus_bubalis Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal
subtype: Indian_buffalo upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk
subtype: carabao water buffalo of the Philippines
subtype: anoa__dwarf_buffalo__dwarfbuffalo__Anoa_depressicornis small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
subtype: tamarau__tamarao__Bubalus_mindorensis__Anoa_mindorensis small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
subtype: Cape_buffalo__Synercus_caffer large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
subtype: bison any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns
subtype: American_bison__American_buffalo__buffalo__bisonbison large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
subtype: wisent__aurochs__auroch__Bison_bonasus European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
subtype: musk_ox__musk_sheep__Ovibos_moschatus large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
subtype: sheep woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
subtype: ewe female sheep
subtype: tup__ram uncastrated adult male sheep: "a British term is `tup'"
subtype: wether male sheep especially a castrated one
subtype: bellwether sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
subtype: black_sheep__blacksheep sheep with a black coat
subtype: domestic_sheep__Ovis_aries any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
subtype: Cotswold sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswolds
subtype: Hampshire_down__Hampshire British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep
subtype: Lincoln long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
subtype: Exmoor.domestic_sheep__exmoor horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
subtype: Cheviot hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot hills noted for its wool
subtype: caracul__karakul hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
subtype: longwool a domestic long-wool sheep
subtype: merino_sheep__merino white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
subtype: Rambouillet hardy sheep developed from the Merino producing both good mutton and fine wool
subtype: wild_sheep undomesticated sheep
subtype: argali__argal__Ovis_ammon wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
subtype: Marco_Polo_sheep__Marco_Polo's_sheep__Ovis_poli Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)
subtype: urial__Ovis_vignei bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia
subtype: Dall_sheep__Dall's_sheep__white_sheep__whitesheep__Ovis_montana_dalli large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
subtype: mountain_sheep any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
subtype: Rocky_Mountain_bighorn__bighorn__bighorn_sheep__bighornsheep__cimarron__Rocky_Mountain_sheep__Ovis_canadensis wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
subtype: mouflon__moufflon__Ovis_musimon wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
subtype: aoudad__arui__audad__Barbary_sheep__maned_sheep__manedsheep__Ammotragus_lervia wild sheep of northern Africa
subtype: caprine_animal__caprineanimal__goat any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
subtype: kid young goat
subtype: billy_goat__billygoat__billy__he-goat male goat
subtype: nanny-goat__nannygoat__nanny__she-goat__shegoat female goat
subtype: domestic_goat__Capra_hircus any of various breeds raised for milk or meat or wool
subtype: Cashmere_goat__Kashmir_goat Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool
subtype: Angora_goat__Angora raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
subtype: wild_goat undomesticated goat
subtype: bezoar_goat__pasang__Capra_aegagrus wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions
subtype: markhor__Capra_falconeri large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns
subtype: Capra_ibex__ibex wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and North Africa having large recurved horns
subtype: goat_antelope bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats
subtype: mountain_goat__Rocky_Mountain_goat__Oreamnos_americanus sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America
subtype: Naemorhedus_goral__goral small goat antelope with small conical horns; of South Asian mountains
subtype: serow short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of south and southeast Asia
subtype: chamois__Rupicapra_rupicapra hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
subtype: takin__gnu_goat__gnugoat__budorcastaxicolor large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
subtype: antelope graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
subtype: blackbuck__black_buck__blackbuck__Antilope_cervicapra common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
subtype: gerenuk__Litocranius_walleri slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
subtype: addax__Addax_nasomaculatus large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa
subtype: gnu__wildebeest large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
subtype: dik-dik__dikdik any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit
subtype: hartebeest large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
subtype: sassaby__topi__Damaliscus_lunatus large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
subtype: impala__Aepyceros_melampus African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
subtype: gazelle small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
subtype: Thomson's_gazelle__Gazella_thomsoni E African Gazelle; smallest gazelle
subtype: Gazella_subgutturosa a kind of gazelle
subtype: springbok__springbuck__Antidorcas_marsupialis__Antidorcas_euchore South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
subtype: bongo__Tragelaphus_eurycerus__Boocercus_eurycerus large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
subtype: kudu__koodoo__koudou either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
subtype: greater_kudu__greaterkudu__tragelaphusstrepsicero a variety of kudu
subtype: lesser_kudu__Tragelaphus_imberbis a smaller variety of kudu
subtype: harnessed_antelope__harnessedantelope any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness
subtype: nyala__Tragelaphus_angasi spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck
subtype: bushbuck__guib__Tragelaphus_scriptus antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns
subtype: mountain_nyala__Tragelaphus_buxtoni shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia
subtype: nilgai__nylghai__blue_bull__Boselaphus_tragocamelus large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
subtype: sable_antelope__sableantelope__Hippotragus_niger large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns
subtype: saiga__Saiga_tatarica goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
subtype: steenbok__steinbok__Raphicerus_campestris small plains antelope of southeastern Africa
subtype: eland either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
subtype: common_eland__Taurotragus_oryx dark fawn-colored eland of South and East Africa
subtype: giant_eland__gianteland__Taurotragus_derbianus large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa
subtype: waterbuck any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
subtype: Kobus_kob__kob an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa
subtype: lechwe__Kobus_leche tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species
subtype: puku__Adenota_vardoni an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck
subtype: oryx__pasang large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
subtype: gemsbok__gemsbuck__Oryx_gazella large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
subtype: forest_goat__spindle_horn__spindlehorn__Pseudoryx_nghetinhensis cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat
subtype: pronghorn_antelope__pronghornantelope__pronghorn__prongbuck__American_antelope__Antilocapra_americana fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
subtype: deer__cervid distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
subtype: pricket male deer in his second year
subtype: fawn young deer
subtype: red_deer__reddeer__cervuselaphu common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
subtype: hart__stag male red deer
subtype: hind female red deer
subtype: brocket male red deer in its second year
subtype: sambar__sambur__Cervus_unicolor South Asian deer with three-tined antlers
subtype: wapiti__American_elk__Cervus_canadensis large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
subtype: Japanese_deer__sika__Cervus_nipon__Cervus_sika small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
subtype: Virginia_deer__white_tail__whitetail__white-tailed_deer__whitetail_deer__whitetaildeer__Odocoileus_Virginianus common North American deer; tail has a white underside
subtype: mule_deer__burro_deer__burrodeer__Odocoileus_hemionus long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
subtype: black-tailed_deer__blacktail_deer__blacktaildeer__blacktail__odocoileushemionuscolumbianu mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
subtype: European_elk__elk__Alces_alces large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
subtype: fallow_deer__Dama_dama small Eurasian deer
subtype: roe_deer__roedeer__Capreolus_capreolus small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
subtype: roebuck male roe deer
subtype: Greenland_caribou__caribou__reindeer__Rangifer_tarandus arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America
subtype: woodland_caribou__Rangifer_caribou any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
subtype: barren_ground_caribou__Rangifer_arcticus of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
subtype: brocket.deer small South American deer with unbranched antlers
subtype: muntjac__barking_deer__barkingdeer small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
subtype: musk_deer__Moschus_moschiferus small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
subtype: pere_david's_deer__elaphure__Elaphurus_davidianus large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
subtype: chevrotain__mouse_deer__mousedeer very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
subtype: Tragulus_kanchil__kanchil small chevrotain of southeastern Asia
subtype: napu__Tragulus_Javanicus chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya
subtype: water_chevrotain__waterchevrotain__water_deer__waterdeer__Hyemoschus_aquaticus largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
subtype: giraffe__camelopard__Giraffa_camelopardalis tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
subtype: okapi__Okapia_johnstoni similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
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