Ro"dent (?), a. [L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, v. t., and cf. Rostrum.]
1.
Gnawing; biting; corroding; Med. applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
2. Zool. (a)
Gnawing.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.
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Ro"dent, n. Zool.
One of the Rodentia.
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