rodenty en · ADJ
Etymology
From rodent + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Resembling or characteristic of rodents.
They are not our direct ancestors, but rather split off from the rodenty line that gave rise to us and marsupials some 180 million years ago, with marsupials breaking away maybe 40 million years later.
2008 May 13, Natalie Angier, “A Gene Map for the Cute Side of the Family”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rodenty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rodenty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |