Rodentia

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An order of ineducabilian placental diphyodont Mammalia; the gnawers.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun plural. An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this order.
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  • noun. small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
    • Word Usage
    "I gained some 20-odd friends yesterday over my misadventures in rodentia."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    animal order  
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    Rodentia  
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