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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•dent /ˈroʊdənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a mammal belonging to a family of animals that has four sharp teeth that grow continually:Rodents include mice, squirrels, and rats.
adj. - Mammalsbelonging to this family of animals.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•dent (rōd′nt),USA pronunciation adj. - belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
n. - a rodent mammal.
- Neo-Latin Rodentia Rodentia
- 1825–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rodent /ˈrəʊdənt/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin rōdere to gnaw, corrodeˈrodent-ˌlike adj |