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rodent
[ rohd-nt ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
noun
- a rodent mammal.
rodent
/ ˈ°ùəʊ»åÉ™²Ô³Ù /
noun
- 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
rodent
/ °ùÅ»å′nt /
- Any of various very numerous, mostly small mammals of the order Rodentia, having large front teeth used for gnawing. The teeth grow throughout the animal's life, and are kept from getting too long by gnawing. Rodents make up about half the living species of mammals, and include rats, mice, beavers, squirrels, lemmings, shrews, and hamsters.
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ù´Ç»å±ð²Ô³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù´Çd±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rodent1
Example Sentences
A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and other deadly war remnants.
Mr Timms said even if all the rubbish was collected, the pest issue would still linger, with the rodents likely to start nesting in residents' homes or cars.
Rumours about the rat-in-miso incident had been circulating on social media for weeks before Sukiya was forced to confirm that the rodent had been found "before it was eaten".
Single neuron recordings are otherwise only done in rodent or primate models because brain surgery is never without risks, and those are not risks we usually ask humans to take without extremely good reason.
The 27-year-old said dead rodents mowed down by cars were becoming common, adding he had seen four in just one morning.
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