HyperDic: order_rodentia

English > 1 sense of the expression order Rodentia:
NOUNanimalorder Rodentia, Rodentiasmall gnawing animals
English > order Rodentia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis.
SynonymRodentia
Member ofEutheria, subclass EutheriaAll mammals except monotremes and marsupials
MembersHystricomorpha, suborder HystricomorphaAn order of rodents including
Myomorpha, suborder Myomorphatrue rats and mice and related rodents
Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorphalarge more or less primitive rodents
naked mole ratfetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa
rodent, gnawerrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishroedores
CatalanRodentia, rosegadors

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