Definitions for rodent
ˈroʊd ntro·dent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. rodent, gnawernoun

   relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rodentnoun

   A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

2. Etymology: Latin rodens (stem rodent-), present participle of rodere ‘to gnaw’.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rodent

   Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/richochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Rabbits, hares, and pikas, whose incisors also grow continually (but have two pairs of upper incisors instead of one), were once included with them, but are now considered to be in a separate order, the Lagomorpha. Nonetheless, Rodentia and Lagomorpha are sister groups, sharing a single common ancestor and forming the clade of Glires. Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs, and long tails. They use their sharp incisors to gnaw food, excavate burrows, and defend themselves. Most eat seeds or other plant material, but some have more varied diets. They tend to be social animals and many species live in societies with complex ways of communicating with each other. Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. Many have litters of underdeveloped, altricial young, while others are precocial (relatively well developed) at birth. The rodent fossil record dates back to the Paleocene on the supercontinent of Laurasia. Rodents greatly diversified in the Eocene, as they spread across continents, sometimes even crossing oceans. Rodents reached both South America and Madagascar from Africa and, until the arrival of Homo sapiens, were the only terrestrial placental mammals to reach and colonize Australia. Rodents have been used as food, for clothing, as pets, and as laboratory animals in research. Some species, in particular, the brown rat, the black rat, and the house mouse, are serious pests, eating and spoiling food stored by humans and spreading diseases. Accidentally introduced species of rodents are often considered to be invasive and have caused the extinction of numerous species, such as island birds, the dodo being an example, previously isolated from land-based predators.

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1. rodent

   A rodent is a type of small to medium-sized mammal characterized by a pair of continuously growing incisors in both its upper and lower jaws. This group of mammals includes animals such as rats, mice, squirrels, beavers, hamsters, and porcupines. They are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Rodentverb

   gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer

2. Rodentverb

   gnawing

3. Rodentverb

   of or pertaining to the Rodentia

4. Rodentnoun

   one of the Rodentia

5. Etymology: [L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, v. t., and cf. Rostrum.]

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1. Rodent

   Rodents are mammals of the order Rodentia, characterised by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they are found in vast numbers on all continents other than Antarctica. Common rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Rodents use their sharp incisors to gnaw wood, break into food, and bite predators. Most rodents eat seeds or plants, though some have more varied diets. Some species have historically been pests, eating seeds stored by people and spreading disease.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Rodent

   rō′dent, adj. gnawing: belonging to the Rodentia.—n. a rodent mammal.—n.pl. Roden′tia, an order of mammals including squirrels, beavers, rats, rabbits, &c. [L. rodĕre, to gnaw.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rodent

   An animal with sharp teeth used for gnawing.

   I screamed so loud when I saw a rodent zoom across the living room floor.

   
   

   Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rodent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rodent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rodent in a Sentence

1. Trish Fleming:

   Research funding goes on big animals which are iconic and attract people's attention because they are cute and charismatic, it's very hard to make a tourist attraction of a rodent.

2. Carl DeMaio:

   Instead of acting to address this developing crisis, California state lawmakers are just days away from passing legislation to ban the best rodent-control tools and methods available and would require use of less effective, so-called `green alternatives, its madness.

3. Janelle Kaufman:

   We did find that there were rodent droppings and violations that warranted us doing a license suspension.

4. Ruth Patterson:

   The really strong evidence is in rodent studies mostly where [timing calories] is a huge powerful predictor of overall metabolic health and chronic disease prevention.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   But maybe you could ask his son-in-law, who's a slumlord there, if he wants to talk about rodent infestations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rodent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rodent
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rodent
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rodent
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rodent