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rodent
English
Alternative forms
- rodente (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin r?d?ns, r?d?nt- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of r?d? (“I gnaw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????d?nt/
Noun
rodent (plural rodents)
- A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- (dated, bulletin board system slang, leetspeak, derogatory) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer. [mid 1980s-mid 1990s]
Synonyms
- gnawer
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:rodent
Translations
Adjective
rodent (not comparable)
- Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
See also
- agouti
- beaver
- capybara
- chinchilla
- chipmunk
- Count Branicki's mouse
- coypu
- dormouse
- gerbil
- gopher
- guinea pig
- hamster
- jerboa
- marmot
- mole rat
- mouse
- nutria
- paca
- pacarana
- porcupine
- prairie dog
- rat
- springhare
- squirrel
- viscacha
Anagrams
- dentro, dronte, torend
French
Verb
rodent
- third-person plural present indicative of roder
- third-person plural present subjunctive of roder
Anagrams
- dorent, dronte, endort, tondre
Latin
Verb
r?dent
- third-person plural future active indicative of r?d?
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packrat
English
Wikispecies
Alternative forms
- pack rat, pack-rat
Etymology
pack +? rat
Pronunciation
Noun
packrat (plural packrats)
- Any of several species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, most commonly the bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea), that gather vegetation and other materials into shelters (middens).
- One who tends to acquire various objects; one who collects, accumulates or has trouble throwing things away; a hoarder.
Translations
Verb
packrat (third-person singular simple present packrats, present participle packratting, simple past and past participle packratted)
- (colloquial, transitive, intransitive) To hoard things.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:amass
Anagrams
- Rat Pack, rat pack
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