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Noun: rodent  row-d(u)nt
  1. Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    "Mice, rats, and squirrels are common examples of rodents";
    - gnawer

Derived forms: rodents

Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal

Part of: order Rodentia, Rodentia

Encyclopedia: Rodent