different between rodent vs varmint

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)

2. A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
3. (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)

1. 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

1. third-person plural present indicative of roder
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of roder

Anagrams

• dorent, dronte, endort, tondre

Latin

Verb

r?dent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of r?d?

English

Etymology

From vermin, derived from Latin vermis (“worm”), c. 1530–1540s.

Noun

varmint (plural varmints)

1. A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
2. (by extension) An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

Derived terms

• varminter

Translations

Further reading

• vermin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References