a gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives, distinguished by strong constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth. They constitute the largest order of mammals 啮齿目动物。 见 Sciuromorpha, Myomorpha 和 Hystricomorpha
Order Rodentia: three suborders 啮齿目:3亚目见 Sciuromorpha, Myomorpha 和 Hystricomorpha
adjective
of or relating to mammals of this order (与)啮齿目动物(有关)的
(Medicine) (医)。 见 rodent ulcer
派生 rodential [-ˈdɛnʃ(ə)l] adjective 语源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin rodent- 'gnawing', from the verb rodere