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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Artiodactyla > Ruminants

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Ruminants  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ruminantia

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  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • A suborder of the order ARTIODACTYLA whose members have the distinguishing feature of a four-chambered stomach, including the capacious RUMEN. Horns or antlers are usually present, at least in males.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012418

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