Meaning of RODENTIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Rodentia |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Eutheria, gnawer, gnawing animal, Hystricomorpha, Myomorpha, naked mole rat, rodent, Sciuromorpha, subclass Eutheria, suborder Hystricomorpha, suborder Myomorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ro*den"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rodent}, a.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
Note: The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly
enameled on the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge.
They have a persistent pulp and grow continuously.
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