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# rodent

noun (a rodent, rodents)

«rodent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A rodent is a small mammal with sharp front teeth that keep growing, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, hamster, guinea pig or beaver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#m1)

### In the lessons

Science (classifying animals): rodents are mammals; they gnaw to keep their teeth short. Pets: hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and mice are rodents. Health and safety: wild rats and mice can carry germs, so wash your hands and keep food covered. Phrases: small rodents, rodent teeth.

### Examples

- A mouse is a rodent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x1)
- Beavers are the largest rodents in North America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x2)
- Rodents' teeth never stop growing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x3)
- Our class pet is a rodent called Nibbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x4)
- The owl hunts rodents at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x5)
- Is a rabbit a rodent? No, it belongs to a different group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x6)
- The cotia--a species of rodent--is also in love with her, and he tells the deer that he can make a riding-horse of the jaguar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a rodent, rodents. Trap: rabbits and hares are NOT rodents (they are lagomorphs), and shrews and moles are not rodents either. Squirrels and porcupines are rodents.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rodent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rodent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rodent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rodent.html) on Mova free.