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ro·dent
 rodent
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- pronunciation:
- ro
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 nt
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
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A rodent is a member of a certain group of animals. Mice, rats, squirrels, and rabbits are some kinds of rodents. Rodents are furry animals and they usually have tails. Rodents have large, sharp front teeth.
Some rodents can be kept as pets, such as hamsters, guinea pigs, and rabbits.
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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 |
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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, hibernating, mating, storing, swimming |
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some examples of rodents |
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beaver, chinchilla, chipmunk, gerbil, groundhog, guinea pig, hamster, hedgehog, mouse, porcupine, rat, squirrel |
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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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cheeks, claws, fur, tail, teeth, whisker |
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some places for rodents |
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arctic, burrows, cage, caves, cliffs, desert, forest, log, meadow, mountains, nest, shrubs, swamp, trees, tundra |
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some things rodents eat |
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berries, bird, bulb, cones, corn, eggs, fruit, grains, grass, insects, mushroom, roots, seeds, vegetable, wood |
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uses for some rodents |
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experiments, research |
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