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rechewed food

rechewed food

9.9
Food that a cow or sheep brings up and chews again to help digestion
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : bolo alimenticio
  • Cows spend several hours each day chewing their rechewed food to aid digestion.

Examples

  • The process of regurgitating and re-masticating rechewed food helps sheep absorb more nutrients.

  • Researchers studied the texture of rechewed food in goats to understand their digestive process.

  • The cow's rechewed food helps in better digestion.

  • Did you know that rechewed food is essential for ruminants?

  • Cows spend several hours each day chewing their rechewed food to aid digestion.

  • Researchers studied the texture of rechewed food in goats to understand their digestive process.

  • The process of regurgitating and re-masticating rechewed food helps sheep absorb more nutrients.

Synonyms

cud
vsrechewed food
4 8.8

Partly digested food that a cow or sheep brings back to its mouth to chew again

is the plain descriptive phrase rather than the single technical name

Surface Forms

rechewed food singular
rechewed foods plural

Morphology

rechewed + food

The phrase decomposes transparently into re- (again) + chewed + food, so its literal meaning 'food that has been chewed again' is directly inferable from the constituents. Although the term is used in a specific biological context (ruminant digestion), a B1 learner who knows 're-', 'chew/chewed' and 'food' can readily derive the basic meaning.

Etymology

The noun rechewed food comes from the simple image of animals like cows that bring food back into their mouths and re-chew it ('chew again'). That's why the term means food chewed a second time to help the stomach 'digest' and get more nutrients.