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rodentia

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Rodentia 
  n  :  small  gnawing  animals:  porcupines;  rats;  mice;  squirrels; 
  marmots;  beavers;  gophers;  voles;  hamsters;  guinea  pigs; 
  agoutis  [syn:  {Rodentia},  {order  Rodentia}]




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