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
Words Nearby rodent
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How to use rodent in a sentence
Tye began using optogenetics in rodents to trace the neural circuits involved in emotion, motivation, and social behaviors.
Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers. | Amy Nordrum | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWhen rodents and monkeys face early-life adversity, the HPA axis gets thrown off-kilter.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life | Esther Landhuis | August 28, 2020 | Science NewsIt was the rodent equivalent of a human’s nice home and family.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors | Esther Landhuis | August 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsSimilarly, observations of rodents exposed to radiation suggest that space radiation impairs cognitive function, researchers reported in a review article in the May 2019 Life Sciences in Space Research.
What will astronauts need to survive the dangerous journey to Mars? | Maria Temming | July 15, 2020 | Science NewsHungry rodents now might be forced into the open in search of meals.
Why you’re spotting more wildlife during COVID-19 | Bethany Brookshire | June 8, 2020 | Science News For Students
She paints the current rodent situation as more than a foul inconvenience, and one that is a particular blight on poorer areas.
Or once in a while the rodent will spread infection by biting causing a disease called, chillingly enough, rat bite fever.
Up to 10,000 campers at Yosemite National Park may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne illness.
Aëtius differentiates phagedenic and rodent ulcers and cancer.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshBeing at some distance I supposed it to be one of the rodent animals, and I fired at it.
To my surprise he took a little stove from under his arm, lighted a fire, and in a few minutes had the rodent roasted to a crisp.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainThey were still as fast, still with the same anti-rodent disposition, but they were no longer small.
Student Body | Floyd L. WallaceShe had a shock of bright pink hair and a sharp, rodent-like face, with big sunglasses that were practically air-force goggles.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
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
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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.
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