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ro·dent
rodent
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a small mammal with long front teeth used for gnawing. Many kinds of rodents are found all over the world. Rodents include rats, mice, hamsters, porcupines, chinchillas, guinea pigs, squirrels, prairie dogs, gophers, woodchucks, and beavers.
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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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