Meanings
plural rodents · alternative obsolete rodente
- A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
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Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193 - InternetLeetdatedderogatoryslangA person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer.First known use mid-1980s–mid-1990s
alternative obsolete rodente
- not comparableGnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinrōdēns, rōdent-“gnawer; one who gnaws”
- Englishrodent
From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”).
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Afrikaans knaagdier
- knaagdiermammal of the order Rodentia
Arabic قَارِض, قَوَارِض
- قَارِض (qāriḍ)mammal of the order Rodentia
- قَوَارِض (qawāriḍ)mammal of the order Rodentia
Basque karraskari
- karraskarimammal of the order Rodentia
Bulgarian гризач
- гризач (grizač)mammal of the order Rodentia
Catalan rosegador
- rosegadormammal of the order Rodentia
Chinese Mandarin 齧齒目動物 /啮齿目动物, 嚙齒目動物 /啮齿目动物
- 齧齒目動物 /啮齿目动物 (nièchǐmù dòngwù)mammal of the order Rodentia
- 嚙齒目動物 /啮齿目动物 (nièchǐmù dòngwù)mammal of the order Rodentia
- 齧齒動物 /啮齿动物 (nièchǐ dòngwù)mammal of the order Rodentia
- 嚙齒動物 /啮齿动物 (nièchǐ dòngwù)mammal of the order Rodentia
Czech hlodavec
- hlodavecmammal of the order Rodentia
Danish gnaver
- gnavermammal of the order Rodentia
Dutch knaagdier
- knaagdiermammal of the order Rodentia
Esperanto ronĝulo
- ronĝulomammal of the order Rodentia
Estonian näriline
- närilinemammal of the order Rodentia
Finnish jyrsijä
- jyrsijämammal of the order Rodentia
French rongeur
- rongeurmammal of the order Rodentia
German Nagetier, Nager
- Nagetiermammal of the order Rodentia
- Nagermammal of the order Rodentia
Greek τρωκτικό
- τρωκτικό (troktikó)mammal of the order Rodentia
Hebrew מְכַרְסֵם
- מְכַרְסֵם (mekharsem)mammal of the order Rodentia
Hindi कृंतक
- कृंतक (kŕntak)mammal of the order Rodentia
Hungarian rágcsáló
- rágcsálómammal of the order Rodentia
Icelandic nagdýr
- nagdýrmammal of the order Rodentia
Indonesian pengerat
- pengeratmammal of the order Rodentia
Irish creimire
- creimiremammal of the order Rodentia
Italian roditore
- roditoremammal of the order Rodentia
Japanese 齧歯類, 齧歯動物
- 齧歯類 (gesshirui)mammal of the order Rodentia
- 齧歯動物 (gesshi-dōbutsu)mammal of the order Rodentia
Korean 설치류
- 설치류 (seolchiryu)mammal of the order Rodentia
Latvian grauzējs
- grauzējsmammal of the order Rodentia
Lithuanian graužikas
- graužikasmammal of the order Rodentia
Malay rodensia, tikus
- rodensiamammal of the order Rodentia
- tikusmammal of the order Rodentia
Māori rīroi
- rīroimammal of the order Rodentia
Norwegian Bokmål gnager
- gnagermammal of the order Rodentia
Persian جوندگان, جونده
- جوندگان (javandgân)mammal of the order Rodentia
- جونده (javande)mammal of the order Rodentia
Polish gryzoń
- gryzońmammal of the order Rodentia
Portuguese roedor
- roedormammal of the order Rodentia
Romanian rozător
- rozătormammal of the order Rodentia
Russian грызу́н
- грызу́н (gryzún)mammal of the order Rodentia
Slovak hlodavec
- hlodavecmammal of the order Rodentia
Spanish roedor
- roedormammal of the order Rodentia
Swedish gnagare
- gnagaremammal of the order Rodentia
Thai สัตว์ฟันแทะ
- สัตว์ฟันแทะ (sàt-fan-tɛ́)mammal of the order Rodentia
Turkish kemirgen, kemirici
- kemirgenmammal of the order Rodentia
- kemiricimammal of the order Rodentia
Ukrainian гризу́н, гризуне́ць
- гризу́н (hryzún)mammal of the order Rodentia
- гризуне́ць (hryzunécʹ)mammal of the order Rodentia
Vietnamese gặm nhấm
- gặm nhấmmammal of the order Rodentia
Welsh cnofil
- cnofilmammal of the order Rodentia
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Cite this entry
rodent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rodent
“rodent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rodent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rodent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rodent.
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