Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rodent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rodent \Ro"dent\, a. [L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to
gnaw. See {Rase}, v. t., and cf. {Rostrum}.]
1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a
destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Gnawing.
(b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rodent \Ro"dent\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Rodentia.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rodent
n : relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of
constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
[syn: {gnawer}, {gnawing animal}]
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