[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rodent \ro"dent\, a. l. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to
   gnaw. see rase, v. t., and cf. rostrum.
   1. gnawing; biting; corroding; med. applied to a
      destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
      1913 webster

   2. zool.
      a gnawing.
      b of or pertaining to the rodentia.
          1913 webster
see also:
rase rostrum 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rodent \ro"dent\, n. zool.
   one of the rodentia.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rodent
     n : relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of
         constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
         syn: gnawer, gnawing animal
see also:
gnawer gnawing animal 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 moby thesaurus words for "rodent":
   amphibian, aquatic, biped, canine, cannibal, carnivore,
   cosmopolite, feline, gnawer, herbivore, insectivore, invertebrate,
   mammal, mammalian, marsupial, marsupialian, mouselike, mousy,
   omnivore, primate, quadruped, ratty, reptile, rodential, ruminant,
   scavenger, ungulate, varmint, vermin, verminous, vertebrate

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