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Rodentia

noun

Small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis. Synonym: order Rodentia.

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Etymology of 'Rodentia'

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"Rodentia" Quotes from Famous Books

... though their extent is not determined. The third is denoted by a word which had already been employed to describe the work of the fifth day, and is translated in our version "creeping thing." The probability seems to be that it has reference to such classes of animals as the smaller rodentia, and the mustelidas, whose motions may be appropriately described by the word "creeping." That it denotes four-footed creatures has already been pointed out. The next point is, that in each case the singular ...

— The Story of Creation as told by Theology and by Science • T. S. Ackland

... eastern slopes of the Andes in Chile and Bolivia, at altitudes between 8000 and 12,000 ft. It typifies not only the genus Chinchilla, but the family Chinchillidae, for the distinctive features of which see RODENTIA. The ordinary chinchilla is about 10 in. in length, exclusive of the long tail, and in the form of its head somewhat resembles a rabbit. It is covered with a dense soft fur 3/4 in. long on the back and upwards of an inch in length on ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various

Words linked to "Rodentia" : Sciuromorpha, animal order, Myomorpha, order Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, gnawer, suborder Sciuromorpha, naked mole rat, suborder Hystricomorpha, suborder Myomorpha, rodent, subclass Eutheria, Eutheria