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Rodent

Ro′dent

,
Adj.
[L.
rodens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
rodere
to gnaw. See
Rase
,
Verb.
T.
, and cf.
Rostrum
.]
1.
Gnawing; biting; corroding;
(Med.)
applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Gnawing.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.

Ro′dent

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the Rodentia.

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