Used in a Sentence

rodentia

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rodentia.

Editorial note

Amazingly, when the game is lifted, the people emerge, largely unscathed, as testament to the endurance capability of our ancestral rodentia.

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Quick take

small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rodentia gathered in one view.

noun

small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rodentia.

noun

small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis

Example sentences

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Amazingly, when the game is lifted, the people emerge, largely unscathed, as testament to the endurance capability of our ancestral rodentia.

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There's enough anecdotal evidence to warrant a real experiment on whether rodentia prefer new plastics over old.

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Then follow the chain, back through old world monkeys, before reaching rodentia.

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Looks like some forms of rodentia will eat grains if they're around.

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Also consider they're treated with all the of humanity of lab rodentia: confinement in small cages and culling if/when they don't meet a particular study's criteria.

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I'll betcha order Rodentia is responsible for planting many times more trees than Primates.

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The foods we eat are unhealthy even prior to reaching the other end and the rodentia that attracts carry a myriad of diseases.

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BRB; preparing YC application for the underserved market of North American rodentia.

Quote examples

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From wikipedia: "Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of unremittingly growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws" Essentially, life as a squirrel is an 'unremitting' quest to chew s%%t up.

Proper noun examples

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Rodentia have a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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Little did I realize your page is practically an Encyclopedia Rodentia.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rodentia in a sentence?

Amazingly, when the game is lifted, the people emerge, largely unscathed, as testament to the endurance capability of our ancestral rodentia.

What does rodentia mean?

small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis

What part of speech is rodentia?

rodentia is commonly used as noun.