The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DEER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1996.
Ruminant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEER | 57 % | 4 |
| GOAT | 17 % | 4 |
| CAMEL | 9 % | 5 |
| CHEWER | 4 % | 6 |
| EWE | 4 % | 3 |
| LLAMA | 4 % | 5 |
| ELK | 4 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ruminant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- artiodactyls
- bovine
- monogastric
- ungulate
- nonruminant
- bovines
- bovid
- caprine
- ungulates
- feedstuff
- livestock
- cervid
Crossword Answer definitions
DEER noun- A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla
- (in particular) one of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk
- The meat of such an animal; venison.
- (except in the phrase "small deer") an animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEER
- Bambi was one
- Forest flitter
- Forest ruminant
- Hoofed ruminants
- Roebuck, for one
- Stag party?
- Venison
- Whitetail or roebuck
- A couple of bucks?
- Bambi and family
More clues leading to the result GOAT
- Blame-taker
- Capricorn
- Hero's opposite
- Tin-can eater, in cartoons
- Hollow-horned, bearded ruminant
- Niagara River "Island"
- One with kids
- Fall guy
- Victim
- Billy the kid?
More clues leading to the result CAMEL
- Humped animal
- Creature whose back is NOT filled with water but, rather, fat
- Spin snippet of harmonica melody (5)
- Sahara beast
- Desert ruminant
- "A ___ makes an elephant feel like a jet plane." (Jackie Kennedy)
- Bedouin's mount
- Figure skater's spin move
- Only ungulate that mates in the seated position
- Caravan member
More clues leading to the result CHEWER
- Puppy, at times
- Taffy consumer
- Ruminant.
- Anyone with molars, e.g.
- Masticating one
- Eater apt for this puzzle
- Bazooka fan, e.g.
More clues leading to the result EWE
- Fleecy female
- Cote dweller
- Farm mama
- Merino mama
- Ram's mate
- Romano cheese milk source
- She sheep
- Shearable she
- Bleating mother
- Flock member
More clues leading to the result LLAMA
- Andean beast
- Wild and woolly type
- Wool and load bearer
- Alpaca relative
- Andes ruminant
- Andean animal
- Nash's two-L beast
- Peruvian beast of burden
- Andes wool source
- Animal seen around Machu Picchu