rodent
Small gnawing creature
A rodent is a small mammal with continuously growing front teeth adapted for gnawing—mice, rats, squirrels, beavers, and their relatives.
The group comprises nearly half of all mammal species.
Informally, rodent often implies something unwanted or pestlike: The building had a rodent problem.
Calling a person a rodent suggests they're sneaky or contemptible.
Small gnawing mammal
- ratRodent or informer
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
- hamsterSmall burrowing pet rodent
- guinea pigSmall rodent, pet or test subject
capybara · beaver · porcupine · gerbil · chinchilla · vole · marmot · muskrat
Front cutting teeth
- gnawingPersistent biting action
- nibblingEating in small bites
- chewingCrushing food orally
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
burrowing · foraging · vegetation · bark · seeds · nuts · grain · wood
Harmful small animals
- infestationPest takeover situation
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
bait · contamination · scavenger · sanitation · invasion · repellent · carrier · droppings
Animal body hair
- pelageMammal's fur collectively
- peltFur-bearing animal skin
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- softYielding to touch
fuzzy · whiskers · tail · mammalian · warm-blooded · grooming · shedding · coat
Limited in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- littleSmall in degree
- compactTightly packed together
wee · pocket-sized · scurrying · darting · quick · nimble · elusive · nocturnal
mouse
Small gnawing mammal
guinea pig · capybara · beaver · porcupine · gerbil · chinchilla · vole · marmot · muskrat · chipmunk
incisors
Front cutting teeth
teeth · burrowing · foraging · vegetation · bark · seeds · nuts · grain · wood · tunneling
vermin
Harmful small animals
- infestationPest takeover situation
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
poison · bait · contamination · scavenger · sanitation · invasion · repellent · carrier · droppings · plague
fur
Animal body hair
soft · fuzzy · whiskers · tail · mammalian · warm-blooded · grooming · shedding · coat · underfur
small
Limited in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- littleSmall in degree
compact · wee · pocket-sized · scurrying · darting · quick · nimble · elusive · nocturnal · secretive
widespread
Existing across many places
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- abundantExisting in great quantity
- prolificProducing abundantly and often
adaptable · invasive · endemic · pervasive · prevalent · omnipresent · hardy · resilient · survivalist · opportunistic
- wild rodents
- pet rodentsDomesticated small gnawing mammals
- largest rodent
- rodent droppingsSmall mammal excrement
- rodent trapDevice catching small pests
- rodent controlManaging unwanted small mammals