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Rodentia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Rodentia : (noun)
1: small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels;
marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs;
agoutis [syn: Rodentia, order Rodentia]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rodentia : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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