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Definition of: rodent
(rōd′nt) noun
A gnawing mammal (order Rodentia) having in each jaw two (rarely four) incisors, growing continually from persistent pulps, and no canine teeth, as a squirrel, beaver, or rat.
—adjective
1. Gnawing.
2. Pertaining to the rodents. [<L rodens, -entis, ppr. of rodere gnaw]
—ro·den·tial (rō·den′·shəl) adjective
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