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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesuperorder Euarchontoglires — therodents .
Etymologies
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A peculiar formation of the incisors, or front teeth, groups a number of smaller animals together under the name of Rodentia, from the Latin word _rodens_, which signifies gnawing.
Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals R. Lee 1865
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Originally, rabbits were included in Rodentia, and they weren’t formally separated from them until Gidley (1912) did so.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Later in the film, before the end of the world, but after Michael splits, the lackey runs his program as Rodentia Superviverus, putting forth to Justine the notion of teaming up on a mutual bass of survival.
Michael Vazquez: 2011's Doomsday Cinema, Part I: Melancholia @ 49th NYFF plus Gainsbourg on Von Trier & Lars' NYFF 47 Press Conference (VIDEO) Michael Vazquez 2012
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As the official site clubber of baby harp seals, I grant you permission: drown vermin — of the order Rodentia or the order Democratia as it suits you.
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The two families of porcupines are quite different, and, although both belong to the Hystricognathi branch of the vast order Rodentia, they are not closely related.
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Chipmunk is the name for animals belonging to the Sciuridae family of the Rodentia order.
Archive 2010-04-01 Michael James 2010
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Chipmunk is the name for animals belonging to the Sciuridae family of the Rodentia order.
Chipmunk Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010
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"Though members of order Lagomorpha can resemble rodents (order Rodentia), and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order."
How'd that thing get in here? Jessica Hagy 2007
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Though these mammals can resemble rodents order Rodentia, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order.
Video: Kitteh Team-Up - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Threatened and insufficiently studied species (Insectivora, Rodentia).
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