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Look up: rodent

  1. Rodent
    The rodent is a mammal of the family rodentia. They have a single pair of incisor teeth in both the upper and lower jaws that continue to grow as they become worn.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. rodent
    [n] - relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. rodent
    animals of the order of rodents,including lagomorphs Category: Botany and zoology
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Rodent
    Ro'dent adjective [ Latin rodens , - entis , present participle of rodere to gnaw. See Rase , transitive verb , and confer Rostrum .] 1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Medicine) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. 2. (Zoology) (a) Gnawing. (b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/89

  5. Rodent
    Ro'dent noun (Zoology) One of the Rodentia.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/89

  6. rodent
    1. <medicine> Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. ... 2. <zoology> Gnawing. Of or pertaining to the Rodentia. ... Origin: L. Rodens, -entis, p. Pr. Of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, and cf. Rostrum. ... <zoology> One of the Rodentia. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. rodent
    gnawer noun relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Rodent
    `Rodentia` is an order of mammals also known as `rodents`, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing. Forty-percent of mammal species are rodents, and they are found in vast numbers on all continents other than Antarctica. Common rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, chipmunks, gophers, porcupines, beavers, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs. Rodents have sharp incisors t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent

  9. Rodent
    • (n.) One of the Rodentia. • (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. • (v. t.) Gnawing. • (v. t.) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. rodent
    any of more than 2,050 living species of mammals characterized by upper and lower pairs of ever-growing rootless incisor teeth. Rodents are the ... [12 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/60

  11. rodent
    rodent, member of the mammalian order Rodentia, characterized by front teeth adapted for gnawing and cheek teeth adapted for chewing. The Rodentia is by far the largest mammalian order; nearly half of all mammal species are rodents. They are worldwide in distribution and are found in almost every te...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08422


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