different between caecotrophy vs rumination

English

Alternative forms

• cecotrophy

Etymology

From caecum +? -trophy.

Noun

caecotrophy (uncountable)

1. (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.

   Hypernym: coprophagy

   • 2008, A. Belenguer et al., "Alternative methodologies to estimate ingestion of caecotrophes in growing rabbits," Livestock Science, vol. 115, no.1, p. 13,

     The second group (T-2: 6 rabbits) was also fed the labelled diet but only during the last ten days of the fattening period when animals were fitted a neck collar to prevent caecotrophy.

Related terms

• caecotroph
• caecotrophagic
• caecotrophic

See also

• reingestion

English

Etymology

From Latin r?min?tio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.

Noun

rumination (countable and uncountable, plural ruminations)

1. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
2. (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
3. (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
4. (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

Related terms

• rumen
• ruminant
• ruminate
• ruminator

Translations

Further reading

• rumination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rumination in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• rumination at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Latin r?min?tio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

rumination f (plural ruminations)

1. rumination (act of ruminating)

Further reading

• “rumination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).