Rodent

//ˈɹəʊdənt//

"Rodent" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Without a doubt the rodent best adapted to living in rivers and marshlands is the beaver.

The Great Jerboa is a species of rodent.

Even if a hedgehog, a mole, an otter, a rabbit or an opossum looks like a rodent, it isn't.

The rat is a rodent.

The capybara is the world's largest rodent.

Tom shot the helpless rodent with his BB gun.

The garden dormouse is a rodent that sleeps during the winter.

If a wolf consumes a plant-eating rodent, the wolf is classed as a secondary consumer.

The floor is covered in rodent droppings.

He promises to indulge soon, perhaps at one of Bihar's roadside hotels where the rodent, served roasted, known as patal-bageri, is already a popular appetizer.

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Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

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