About The Word Rodentia
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Rodentia
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What's The Definition Of Rodentia?
[n] small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rodentia: order Rodentia Related Terms | Find terms related to Rodentia: See Also | animal order | Eutheria | gnawer | gnawing animal | Hystricomorpha | Myomorpha | naked mole rat | rodent | Sciuromorpha | subclass Eutheria | suborder Hystricomorpha | suborder Myomorpha | suborder Sciuromorpha Rodentia In Webster's Dictionary \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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