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| ro·dent [ rṓd'nt ] (plural ro·dents) |
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small gnawing mammal: a small animal of an order with large gnawing incisor teeth that continue growing throughout the animal's life, e.g. a mouse, rat, squirrel, or marmot. Rodents make up more than a third of all living mammal species and are adapted to all terrestrial habitats. Order Rodentia.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Rodentia< Latin rodent-, present participle of rodere "gnaw"] |
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