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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rodent  \Ro"dent\,  a.  [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.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Gnawing. 
  b  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  Rodentia. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rodent  \Ro"dent\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  the  Rodentia. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rodent 
  n  :  relatively  small  gnawing  animals  having  a  single  pair  of 
  constantly  growing  incisor  teeth  specialized  for  gnawing 
  [syn:  {gnawer},  {gnawing  animal}] 




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