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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.
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Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( rōd ' nt ) n. Any of various mammals of the order Rodentia, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or beaver, characterized ...
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Rodents are members of the order Rodentia, which is the largest order of mammals. Rodents are mostly distinguished by their teeth—the word "rodent" comes from the ...
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ro·dent (r d nt) n. Any of various mammals of the order Rodentia, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or beaver, characterized by large incisors adapted for gnawing or ...
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adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc. noun 2. a rodent mammal ...
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The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or in some areas as a land-beaver, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group ...
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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 ...
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Rodentia is an order. of mammal. s also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by ...
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rodent (mammal), 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 ...
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Definition of RODENT. 1: any of an order (Rodentia) of relatively small gnawing mammals (as a mouse, squirrel, or beaver) that have in both jaws a single pair of ...
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