RODENT


Meaning of RODENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrō-d ə nt ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin rodent-, rodens, present participle of rodere to gnaw; akin to Latin radere to scrape, scratch, Sanskrit radati he gnaws

Date: 1835

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 incisors with a chisel-shaped edge

2. : a small mammal (as a rabbit or a shrew) other than a true rodent

• rodent adjective

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