rodent
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
rodentlike
-
a word derived from
rodent.
Example Sentences
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Fossilized teeth revealed Brasilodon, a rodentlike animal that lived 225 million years ago, as the oldest known mammal.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 18, 2022
The asteroid that exterminated the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago left mostly smaller creatures in its wake, from rodentlike insect eaters to beaver-size herbivores.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 30, 2022
“It’s kind of rodentlike, isn’t it?” he said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2010
This four- to 12-pound rodentlike species is one of the closest relatives to — nothing could prepare you for this — elephants.
From Washington Post
He raised his upper lip, giving himself a rodentlike face, and spit a thin stream of Coke between his front teeth.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
