rodentlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From rodent + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a rodent.
The first mammals were small, nocturnal, rodentlike creatures that skittered around the feet of dinosaurs for 140 million years.
2007 February 20, Natalie Angier, “A Mammal in Winter With a Furnace of Her Own”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rodentlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rodentlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |