From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”).
Meanings
A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
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. 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
(Internet, Leet, dated, derogatory, slang) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer.
ga creimire (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sh глодавац (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ar قَارِض (mammal of the order Rodentia) · af knaagdier (mammal of the order Rodentia) · cy cnofil (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fy kjifdier (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ru грызу́н (mammal of the order Rodentia) · cmn 齧齒目動物 /啮齿目动物 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · pt roedor (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sl glodalec (mammal of the order Rodentia) · nn gnagar (mammal of the order Rodentia) · bg гризач (mammal of the order Rodentia) · uk гризу́н (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sh glòdār (mammal of the order Rodentia) · lv grauzējs (mammal of the order Rodentia) · tr kemirici (mammal of the order Rodentia) · et näriline (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ro rozător (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fr rongeur (mammal of the order Rodentia) · tk gemriji (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sh glodavac (mammal of the order Rodentia) · tt кимерүче (mammal of the order Rodentia) · it roditore (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ar قَوَارِض (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ast royedor (mammal of the order Rodentia) · alt кемирчек (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ms tikus (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fo gnagdýr (mammal of the order Rodentia) · tpi rat (mammal of the order Rodentia) · mn мэрэгч амьтан (mammal of the order Rodentia) · nb gnager (mammal of the order Rodentia) · es roedor (mammal of the order Rodentia) · hy կրծող (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ja 齧歯類 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ka მღრღნელი (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ba кимереүсе (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ky кемирүүчү (mammal of the order Rodentia) · mk глодар (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sh гло̀да̄р (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sv gnagare (mammal of the order Rodentia) · hi कृंतक (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ota موش (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sk hlodavec (mammal of the order Rodentia) · is nagdýr (mammal of the order Rodentia) · tg хоянда (mammal of the order Rodentia) · vi gặm nhấm (mammal of the order Rodentia) · pl gryzoń (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fa جوندگان (mammal of the order Rodentia) · az gəmirici (mammal of the order Rodentia) · mi rīroi (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ja 齧歯動物 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · da gnaver (mammal of the order Rodentia) · nv tsin deigházhígíí (mammal of the order Rodentia) · eu karraskari (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ota كمریجی (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ko 설치류 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · uk гризуне́ць (mammal of the order Rodentia) · km រទច្ឆេទី (mammal of the order Rodentia) · hu rágcsáló (mammal of the order Rodentia) · de Nager (mammal of the order Rodentia) · io rodero (mammal of the order Rodentia) · cmn 嚙齒目動物 /啮齿目动物 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · nl knaagdier (mammal of the order Rodentia) · id pengerat (mammal of the order Rodentia) · de Nagetier (mammal of the order Rodentia) · lo ຈຳພວກໜູ (mammal of the order Rodentia) · eo ronĝulo (mammal of the order Rodentia) · uz kemiruvchi (mammal of the order Rodentia) · el τρωκτικό (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ca rosegador (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fa جونده (mammal of the order Rodentia) · cmn 嚙齒動物 /啮齿动物 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ug غاجىغۇچى (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fi jyrsijä (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sq brejtës (mammal of the order Rodentia) · cmn 齧齒動物 /啮齿动物 (mammal of the order Rodentia) · my ကြွက် (mammal of the order Rodentia) · kk кеміруші (mammal of the order Rodentia) · kk кеміргіш (mammal of the order Rodentia) · oc rosegaire (mammal of the order Rodentia) · cs hlodavec (mammal of the order Rodentia) · xal мерәч (mammal of the order Rodentia) · fur roseadôr (mammal of the order Rodentia) · lt graužikas (mammal of the order Rodentia) · az kəsəyən (mammal of the order Rodentia) · br krigner (mammal of the order Rodentia) · ms rodensia (mammal of the order Rodentia) · be грызу́н (mammal of the order Rodentia) · tr kemirgen (mammal of the order Rodentia) · he מְכַרְסֵם (mammal of the order Rodentia) · th สัตว์ฟันแทะ (mammal of the order Rodentia) · gl roedor (mammal of the order Rodentia) · sl glodavec (mammal of the order Rodentia)