rodent
/ˈɹəʊdənt/US/ˈɹoʊdənt/
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rodent noun: a mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
Noun
rodent (plural rodents)
- A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir...2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193
- A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer.
Adjective
rodent (not comparable)
- Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
rodent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rodent in Hindi
- mammal of the order Rodentia
- कृंतक kŕntak
rodent in Tamil
- கொறிணி, எலி
rodent in Marathi
- कृंतक
rodent in Urdu
- کترنے والا جانور
More languagesFewer languages
- rodent in Bengali
- কৃন্তক
- rodent in Malayalam
- എലി, അണ്ണാൻ
- rodent in Kannada
- ಕಡಿಗ
- rodent in Odia
- କୃନ୍ତକ
- rodent in Nepali
- कृन्तक, कृंतक
- rodent in Arabic
- قَارِض qāriḍ, قَوَارِض qawāriḍ
- rodent in Malay
- rodensia, tikus
- rodent in Indonesian
- pengerat
- rodent in Persian
- جوندگان javandgân, جونده javande
- rodent in Thai
- สัตว์ฟันแทะ sàt-fan-tɛ́
- rodent in Vietnamese
- gặm nhấm
- rodent in Myanmar
- ကြွက် krwak
Examples of rodent in a sentence
- Other terms like "hot rodent boyfriend" or "hot rodent summer" have accompanied this truly unique time.
- Move over thigh guy summer — hot rodent man fall has officially arrived.
- He lifted it, and furred rodents scuttered away at the movement.
Forms of rodent
| plural | rodents |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | rodente |
Origin of rodent
From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”).
Words formed from rodent
Phrases with rodent
Questions about rodent
- What does rodent mean?
- Rodent means a mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- What is rodent in Hindi?
- Rodent in Hindi is कृंतक (kŕntak). See Rodent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rodent?
- Rodent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rodent?
- Rodent is pronounced /ˈɹəʊdənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rodent?
- The plural of rodent is rodents.
Words near rodent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rodent (page history and authors); rodent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rodent (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rodent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rodent (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rodent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rodent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rodent (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rodent (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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