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The conclusive answer: No. A rabbit does not chew a cud.
SOURCE: Dictionary.com:
What is the definition of cud? Tobacco chew qualifies as cud.
DEF #1
cud ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kd)
n.
Food regurgitated from the first stomach to the mouth of a ruminant
and chewed again.
Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a quid of tobacco.
[Middle English, from Old English cudu.]
DEF #2
Main Entry: cud
Pronunciation: 'k&d, 'kud
Function: noun
: food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its first
stomach to be chewed again
DEF #3
cud
n 1: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn: rechewed
food] 2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw,
quid, plug, wad]
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cud
The rabbit's "caecal pellet" which is in controversy, is not chewed
but rather, it is swallowed whole. To qualify as cud, a wad must be
chewed.
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