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Definition of Rodent
1. Noun. Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
Exact synonyms: Gnawer
Generic synonyms: Eutherian, Eutherian Mammal, Placental, Placental Mammal
Group relationships: Order Rodentia, Rodentia
Specialized synonyms: Mouse, Rat, Murine, Water Rat, New World Mouse, Muskrat, Musquash, Ondatra Zibethica, Florida Water Rat, Neofiber Alleni, Round-tailed Muskrat, Cotton Rat, Sigmodon Hispidus, Wood Rat, Wood-rat, Hamster, Gerbil, Gerbille, Lemming, Hedgehog, Porcupine, Jumping Mouse, Jerboa, Dormouse, Squirrel, Prairie Dog, Prairie Marmot, Marmot, Beaver, Aplodontia Rufa, Mountain Beaver, Sewellel, Cavy, Dolichotis Patagonum, Mara, Capibara, Capybara, Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, Agouti, Dasyprocta Aguti, Cuniculus Paca, Paca, Mountain Paca, Coypu, Myocastor Coypus, Nutria, Chinchilla, Chinchilla Laniger, Mountain Chinchilla, Mountain Viscacha, Chinchillon, Lagostomus Maximus, Viscacha, Abrocome, Chinchilla Rat, Rat Chinchilla, Mole Rat, Mole Rat, Sand Rat
Derivative terms: Gnaw
Generic synonyms: Eutherian, Eutherian Mammal, Placental, Placental Mammal
Group relationships: Order Rodentia, Rodentia
Specialized synonyms: Mouse, Rat, Murine, Water Rat, New World Mouse, Muskrat, Musquash, Ondatra Zibethica, Florida Water Rat, Neofiber Alleni, Round-tailed Muskrat, Cotton Rat, Sigmodon Hispidus, Wood Rat, Wood-rat, Hamster, Gerbil, Gerbille, Lemming, Hedgehog, Porcupine, Jumping Mouse, Jerboa, Dormouse, Squirrel, Prairie Dog, Prairie Marmot, Marmot, Beaver, Aplodontia Rufa, Mountain Beaver, Sewellel, Cavy, Dolichotis Patagonum, Mara, Capibara, Capybara, Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, Agouti, Dasyprocta Aguti, Cuniculus Paca, Paca, Mountain Paca, Coypu, Myocastor Coypus, Nutria, Chinchilla, Chinchilla Laniger, Mountain Chinchilla, Mountain Viscacha, Chinchillon, Lagostomus Maximus, Viscacha, Abrocome, Chinchilla Rat, Rat Chinchilla, Mole Rat, Mole Rat, Sand Rat
Derivative terms: Gnaw
Definition of Rodent
1. a. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
2. n. One of the Rodentia.
Definition of Rodent
1. a gnawing mammal [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rodent
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