rodent
/ˈrəʊdnt/noun
उच्चारण रोड्न्ट
कृंतक, कुतरने वाला जीव
Core word
noun
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[C]
any small animal that belongs to a large group including rats, mice and squirrels, whose front teeth are very strong and never stop growing
कृंतक, कुतरने वाला जीव
- Rats and other rodents damage stored grain.
- The farmers used traps to control rodents.
- Cats are often kept in warehouses to scare away rodents.
+ 2 more examples
- A beaver is a large rodent that builds dams across streams.
- Doctors warned that rodents can spread disease after the floods.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin rodere, to gnaw, because rodents keep gnawing to wear down their front teeth, which never stop growing.
यह Latin शब्द rodere (कुतरना) से बना है, क्योंकि rodents अपने आगे के दाँतों को घिसने के लिए लगातार कुतरते रहते हैं, जो कभी बढ़ना बंद नहीं करते।