rodent
See also: rôdent
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rōdēns, rōdēnt- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“I gnaw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rodent (plural rodents)
- A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
- (dated, bulletin board system slang, leetspeak, derogatory) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer. [mid 1980s-mid 1990s]
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:rodent
Translations
mammal of the order Rodentia
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Adjective
rodent (not comparable)
- Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
See also
- agouti
- beaver
- capybara
- chinchilla
- chipmunk
- Count Branicki's mouse
- coypu
- dormouse
- gerbil
- gopher
- guinea pig
- hamster
- jerboa
- marmot
- mole rat
- mouse
- nutria
- paca
- pacarana
- porcupine
- prairie dog
- rat
- springhare
- squirrel
- viscacha
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French
Verb
rodent
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) rōdent
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