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rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
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eutherian,
eutherian mammal,
placental,
placental mammal mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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order rodentia,
rodentia small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
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mouse any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
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rat any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
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murine a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
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water rat any of various amphibious rats
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new world mouse a variety of rodent
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musquash,
ondatra zibethica,
muskrat beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
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florida water rat,
neofiber alleni,
round-tailed muskrat of Florida wetlands
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cotton rat,
sigmodon hispidus destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
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wood-rat,
wood rat any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
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hamster short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
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gerbil,
gerbille small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
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lemming any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
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porcupine,
hedgehog relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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jumping mouse any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
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jerboa mouselike jumping rodent
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dormouse small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
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squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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prairie dog,
prairie marmot any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
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marmot stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
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beaver large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
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aplodontia rufa,
mountain beaver,
sewellel bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
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cavy short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
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dolichotis patagonum,
mara hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
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capibara,
capybara,
hydrochoerus hydrochaeris pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
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agouti,
dasyprocta aguti agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
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cuniculus paca,
paca large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food
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mountain paca rodent of mountains of western South America
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coypu,
myocastor coypus,
nutria aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
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chinchilla laniger,
chinchilla small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
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mountain chinchilla,
mountain viscacha a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
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chinchillon,
lagostomus maximus,
viscacha gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
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abrocome,
chinchilla rat,
rat chinchilla ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
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mole rat furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
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mole rat furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
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sand rat southern European gerbil
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