RODENTS

Noun

rodents

plural of rodent

Anagrams

• dentros, drontes, snorted

Source: Wiktionary


RODENT

Ro"dent, a. Etym: [L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, v. t., and cf. Rostrum.]

1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) Gnawing. (b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.

Ro"dent, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Rodentia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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