Word: nonruminant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
ru
mi
nant
Definition: Any animal that is not a ruminant.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: ruminant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rūmināns
Language: la
Decoded: ruminans
PoS: Participle
Meaning: chewing the cud