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rodent::noun | Spocien Dictionary

rodent
noun
/'roʊdənt/
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Type Words
Synonyms gnawer
Type of eutherian, placental mammal, eutherian mammal, placental
Has types capibara, capybara, cavy, chinchilla, chinchilla laniger, chinchilla rat, chinchillon, cotton rat, coypu, cuniculus paca, dasyprocta aguti, dolichotis patagonum, dormouse, florida water rat, gerbil, gerbille, hamster, hedgehog, hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, jerboa, jumping mouse, lagostomus maximus, lemming, mara, marmot, mole rat, mountain beaver, mountain chinchilla, mountain paca, mountain viscacha, mouse, murine, muskrat, musquash, myocastor coypus, neofiber alleni, new world mouse, nutria, ondatra zibethica, paca, wood rat, agouti, aplodontia rufa, beaver, wood-rat, abrocome, porcupine, prairie dog, prairie marmot, rat, rat chinchilla, round-tailed muskrat, sand rat, sewellel, sigmodon hispidus, squirrel, viscacha, water rat

Examples of rodent

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I give you special entrance to the rodent exhibit and this is how you re-pay me?
From the abcnews.go.com
The word also is used to mean the hibernating rodent called the edible dormouse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Signs warn of toxic contamination and Hanta an often-deadly rodent-borne virus.
From the sacbee.com
Rodent holes and other possible places for levee leaks were plugged, Goebel said.
From the omaha.com
The restored sensitivity was limited to just one rear foot of each tested rodent.
From the sciencedaily.com
I love the South American animal the capybara, the biggest rodent in the world.
From the theatlantic.com
Supply diminished as they came close to exterminating America's largest rodent.
From the denverpost.com
Also, these studies were done in healthy animals, not in rodent models of ADHD.
From the sciencedaily.com
A big mistake, often made by homeowners, is using rodent baits inside their home.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
  • Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing.
  • (The Rodents) Geronimo Stilton is a best-selling children's book series published by Edizioni Piemme of Milan, Italy, since 2000. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series since February 2004. ...
  • (RODENTS) The gnawing Mammalia, such as the Rats, Rabbits, and Squirrels. They are especially characterised by the possession of a single pair of chisel-like cutting teeth in each jaw, between which and the grinding teeth there is a great gap.
  • (Rodents) a family of mammals which have large front teeth used for gnawing
  • (Rodents) are commonly used in animal testing, particularly guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rats, and mice.
  • (rodents) mentioned as a food source, specifically the Great Toonolian Marsh (Synthetic)
  • (rodents) small mammals such as rats, mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
  • Any of various mammals of the order Rodentia which have two pairs of continuously growing and self-sharpening teeth.
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