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gnawing mammal

DEFINITIONS OF: gnawing mammal

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n relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing

Synonyms:
lagomorph
Types:
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Duplicidentata
in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
leporid, leporid mammal
rabbits and hares
coney, cony, mouse hare, pika, rock rabbit
small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
coney, cony, rabbit
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
hare
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
Ochotona princeps, little chief hare
North American pika
Ochotona collaris, collared pika
similar to little chief hare and may be same species
Type of:
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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