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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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