ro´dent|like´

ro´dent|like´
ro|dent «ROH duhnt», noun, adjective.
–noun.
1. any one of a group of mammals having two continually growing incisor teeth in each jaw especially suitable for gnawing wood and similar material. Rats, mice, squirrels, porcupines, and beavers are rodents.
2. Figurative. a low, mean person.
–adjective.
1. gnawing.
2. of or like a rodent.
[< Latin rōdēns, -entis, present participle of rōdere to gnaw]
ro´dent|like´, adjective.

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