Gnawer
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One who or that which gnaws or corrodes.
noun.
In
zoology
: A rodent.
noun.
plural
The
Rodentia, Rosores
, or
Glires
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who, or that which, gnaws.
noun.
A rodent.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
rodent
or other similar type of animal that
gnaws
.
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noun.
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Word Usage
"(A delightful true story of food, Paris, and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream) rongeur (ron-zhay) noun, masculine rodent, gnawer"
Etymologically Related
gnaw
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
eutherian
eutherian mammal
placental
placental mammal
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
abrocome
agouti
aplodontia rufa
beaver
capibara
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
rodent