Definitions for Rodentia

Rodentia Ro·den·tia

Spelling: [roh-den-shuh, -shee-uh, -tee-uh]
IPA: /roʊˈdɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə, -ti ə/

Rodentia is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 532 anagrams from letters in Rodentia (adeinort).

Definitions for Rodentia

noun

  1. the order comprising the rodents.

Origin of Rodentia

New Latin, equivalent to Latin rōdent- (stem of rōdēns), present participle of rōdere to gnaw (see -ent) + -ia -ia

Examples for Rodentia

All gnawing creatures, belonging to the Glirine or Rodentia order.

Capybaras belong to the family Caviidae, the leading characteristics of which are given in Rodentia.

The Rodentia, characterised by the development of the incisors, are wanting in Polynesia, and are rare in Australia.

Of Mammalia, the Rodentia seem to have no great extension through the cultivated provinces of Shoa.

Canine teeth are present in the majority of mammals, but are absent without a single exception from the jaws of the Rodentia.

The Beaver is a member of that large order of gnawing mammals called the Rodentia, from the Latin word meaning to gnaw.

In Rodentia the shoulder girdle is of a rather primitive type.

Squirrels are some of the most beautiful of the Rodentia, and chiefly live in trees.

Thirdly, the relation of the living Edentata and Rodentia to the extinct species.

They seem to connect together the Ungulata, Rodentia, and Carnivora.

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