rodent

ro·dent  (rdnt)

n.

Any of various mammals of the order Rodentia, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or beaver, characterized by large incisors adapted for gnawing or nibbling.

adj.

1. Gnawing.

2. Of or relating to rodents.

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[From New Latin Rdentia, order name, from Latin rdns, rdent-, present participle of rdere, to gnaw; see rd- in Indo-European roots.]

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rodent

Noun

a small mammal with teeth specialized for gnawing, such as a rat, mouse, or squirrel [Latin rodere to gnaw]

rodent-like adj

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rodent  (rdnt)

Any of various very numerous, mostly small mammals of the order Rodentia, having large front teeth used for gnawing. The teeth grow throughout the animal's life, and are kept from getting too long by gnawing. Rodents make up about half the living species of mammals, and include rats, mice, beavers, squirrels, lemmings, shrews, and hamsters.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing gnawer eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials order Rodentia, Rodentia - small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis mouse - any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails rat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse murine - a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae water rat - any of various amphibious rats New World mouse - a variety of rodent musquash, Ondatra zibethica, muskrat - beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur Florida water rat, Neofiber alleni, round-tailed muskrat - of Florida wetlands cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus - destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America wood rat, wood-rat - any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) hamster - short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches gerbil, gerbille - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping lemming - any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution hedgehog, porcupine - relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur jumping mouse - any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America jerboa - mouselike jumping rodent dormouse - small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail prairie dog, prairie marmot - any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry marmot - stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter beaver - large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges Aplodontia rufa, mountain beaver, sewellel - bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent cavy - short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent Dolichotis patagonum, mara - hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina capibara, capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris - pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent agouti, Dasyprocta aguti - agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food Cuniculus paca, paca - large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food mountain paca - rodent of mountains of western South America coypu, Myocastor coypus, nutria - aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur Chinchilla laniger, chinchilla - small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur mountain chinchilla, mountain viscacha - a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus, viscacha - gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas abrocome, chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla - ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes mole rat - furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East mole rat - African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance sand rat - small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas

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rodent

Translations

rodent [ˈrəudnt] n → roedor m

rodent [ˈrəudnt] n → rongeur m

rodent [ˈrəudnt] n → Nagetier nt

rodent [ˈrəudnt] n → roditore m

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rodent

n rodent [ˈrəudənt]

any of a number of types of animal with large front teeth for gnawing, eg squirrels, beavers, rats etc. knaagdier حَيوان قارِض гризач hlodavec gnaver das Nagetier τρωκτικό roedor näriline جنور جونده jyrsijä rongeur מְכַרסֵם चूहा, गिलहरी आदि कतरने वाले जानवर glodavac rágcsáló binatang mengerat nagdÿr roditore けっ歯動物 설치류의 동물(쥐·다람쥐·토끼 등) graužikas grauzējs menggerit knaagdier gnager gryzoń roedor rozător грызун hlodavec glodalec glodar gnagare สัตว์ที่ใช้ฟันแทะ kemirgen (hayvan) 嚙齒動物(兔、鼠等) гризун کترنے والا جانور loài gặm nhấm 啮齿动物（兔、鼠等）