rodent
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
rodent-like
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a word derived from
rodent.
Example Sentences
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Living in nomadic groups, the men use handmade bows and arrows to hunt Cape buffalo, baboons and the rodent-like hyrax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Among them were small, rodent-like mammals belonging to the genus Cimolodon.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Zanaughtti posts Instagram shots of herself under the handle @uglyworldwide in which she may sport rodent-like buck teeth and pincushion-spiked hair in addition to creatively beating her mug.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
Why is “squab” a delicious entree but a “pigeon” a rodent-like nuisance?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
There are a few species of rodent-like animals—they're scavengers—and a herbivore we called the woods goat.
From Space Prison by Tom Godwin
