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ro·dent
 rodent
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- pronunciation:
- ro
d
 nt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
any of various related four-footed mammals, such as mice, rabbits, and woodchucks, characterized by large, sharp front teeth used for gnawing and nibbling.
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adjective + (n.)rodent
aging,
caloric,
evolutionary,
feeding,
giant,
hairless,
hungry,
increased,
increasing,
infected,
large,
living,
male,
mammalian,
mechanical,
native,
nocturnal,
overall,
reproductive,
rotting,
small,
total,
vital
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verb + (n.)rodent
age, attract, capture, cause, discourage, feed, hunt, infect, infest, inject, transmit
(n.)rodent
+ verb
alter, bite, breed, burrow, chew, correlate, detect, differ, dub, enter, evolve, gnaw, scamper, scurry, track, trap, weigh
noun + (n.)rodent
animal,
bat,
bug,
cage,
cancer,
carnivore,
cat,
cover,
decrease,
desert,
diet,
experiment,
explosion,
fluctuation,
fossil,
gap,
gopher,
grass,
horde,
increase,
infection,
insect,
intake,
kangaroo,
laboratory,
liver,
lizard,
mammal,
nut,
nutria,
odor,
organism,
outbreak,
peak,
pellet,
pet,
pig,
plant,
porcupine,
precipitation,
predator,
productivity,
rat,
seed,
tick,
toy,
tumor,
ungulate,
variation,
vector,
vermin,
virus,
vole
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of rodents.
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| definition 2: |
gnawing or biting.
rodent teeth |
| derivation: |
rodentlike (adj.) |
Rodent is from rodere, a Latin word that means "to gnaw." Erode and corrode come from the same Latin word.
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broader categories that include rodent |
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animal, mammal, vertebrate |
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descriptions of some rodents |
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abundant, alert, nervous, nocturnal, quick, quiet |
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produced by some rodents |
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burrow, dam, mound, tunnel |
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some behaviors of rodents |
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building, burrowing, chewing, collecting, digging, gnawing, hibernating, mating, scampering, scurrying, storing, swimming |
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some examples of rodents |
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beaver, chinchilla, chipmunk, dormouse, gerbil, gopher, groundhog, guinea pig, hamster, hedgehog, lemming, mouse, muskrat, nutria, porcupine, prairie dog, rat, squirrel, vole, woodchuck |
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some groups of rodents |
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colony, pack |
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some parts of rodents |
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bristle, cheeks, claws, fur, tail, teeth, whisker |
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some places for rodents |
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arctic, bog, burrows, cage, caves, cliffs, desert, forest, log, meadow, mesas, mountains, nest, shrubs, swamp, trees, tundra, underground |
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some things rodents eat |
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berries, bird, bulb, cones, corn, eggs, fruit, grains, grass, insects, mushroom, nuts, roots, seeds, vegetable, wood |
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uses for some rodents |
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experiments, research |
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