Noun: gnawer no-u(r)
- Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
"Mice, rats, and squirrels are common examples of gnawers";
- rodent
Derived forms: gnawers
Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
Part of: order Rodentia, Rodentia
Encyclopedia: Gnawer