an animal that is not a ruminant (= one such as a cow, that brings up food from its stomach and crushes it again with its teeth)

Pigs and elephants are non-ruminants.

Most non-ruminants digest less than half of what they eat. 大多数非反刍动物对所吃的东西的消化率不到一半。

A non-ruminant animal is not an animal such as a cow, that brings up food from its stomach and crushes it again with its teeth.

These seeds can be poisonous to nonruminant animals. 这些种子对非反刍动物可能会有毒性。

The disease is less common in non-ruminant species such as horses and zebras. 这种疾病在马和斑马等非反刍动物中不太常见。