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• rodente (obsolete)

語源

From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈɹəʊdənt/

名詞

rodent (plural rodents)

1. A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

   Hypernyms: (taxonomically) mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism; (otherwise) gnawer, critter, creature

   Hyponyms: murine, murid, muroid, myomorph, myodont; mouse, rat, vole, hamster, gerbil, lemming, bat, beaver, nutria, capybara; more at Thesaurus:rodent

   • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:

     Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

2. (dated, bulletin board system slang, leetspeak, derogatory) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer. [mid-1980s–mid-1990s]

派生語

形容詞

rodent (not comparable)

1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.

アナグラム

• dentro, dronte, torend