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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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spermophile
English
Etymology
From spermo- +? -phile, hence, "seed-lover".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp??(?)m?fa?l/
Noun
spermophile (plural spermophiles)
- A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel.
Synonyms
- suslik, souslik
- ground squirrel
- gopher
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sp??.m?.fil/
Noun
spermophile m (plural spermophiles)
- spermophile
Derived terms
- spermophile à mante dorée des Cascades
Further reading
- “spermophile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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