Rodentia
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6.9
A group of small mammals that have sharp front teeth for gnawing, like mice and squirrels
- noun
- /roʊˈdɛnʃə/
- Specialized
:
Roedores
- Many people keep Rodentia like hamsters and gerbils as pets.
- Order Rodentia
Examples
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The order Rodentia includes animals such as rats, mice, and squirrels.
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Order, Rodentia.
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"When you roll out on the Donut Ride in Big City, you'll be surrounded by rodentia royalty.
Blog text (2) -
She made him take a wormwood drink, but the bitter taste, worse even than the opium, only provoked more hailstorms of rodentia.
Fiction book (1992) -
Biologists study Rodentia to understand their role in ecosystems.
Synonyms
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6.7
A group of mammals like rats, mice, and squirrels
is the same meaning but uses the formal rank name for this group
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Rodentia comes from the Latin rodere, which means 'to gnaw', and you can see the same root in the English word rodent. The ending -ia shows a group, so Rodentia is the group of animals that 'gnaw', like rats, mice, squirrels and beavers.