rodent
belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
a rodent mammal.
Origin of rodent
1Other words from rodent
- ro·dent·like, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use rodent in a sentence
Step too far off the beaten path and you could be faced with diseased rodents and filthy insects.
New York’s Scariest Night Out: The Ghosts, Rats, and Lunatics of ‘Nightmare New York’ | Justin Jones | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother week, he caught scores of the rodents that had been conducting raids on vegetables.
Promising work has been completed in rodents but none yet has been reported in primates.
Snakes, lizards, rodents, fish, spiders, crickets—all inside an apartment no larger than a hotel suite.
The Weird Underground World of Urban Animal Husbandry | Dale Eisinger | May 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe initial study was based on observations of tumors in only 18 rodents and one rabbit.
The only example among vertebrates is that of the beavers, members of the low order of rodents.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisBow traps are placed along the tracks of civets, ichneumons, and rodents, which snap and strangle them.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisHe could not understand the reason for such wholesale extermination, since certainly the rabbitlike rodents were harmless.
Star Born | Andre NortonYamba told me that there would have been no help for us had we been overtaken on foot by these migratory rodents.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontMan will then find himself in his proper and rather indistinct place in the crowd, beside the monkeys, rodents and bats.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for rodent
/ (ˈrəʊdənt) /
any of the relatively small placental mammals that constitute the order Rodentia, having constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing. The group includes porcupines, rats, mice, squirrels, marmots, etc
(as modifier): rodent characteristics
Origin of rodent
1Derived forms of rodent
- rodent-like, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for rodent
[ rōd′nt ]
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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse