Nagetier

Definitions of Nagetier
  1. noun
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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    Maus
    any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
    Ratte
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
    Bisamratte
    beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
    Hamster
    short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
    Lemming
    any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
    Stachelschwein, Wildschwein
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    hörnchenartiges Nagetier
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
    Murmeltier
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
    Biber
    large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
    Nutria, Sumpfbiber
    aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
    Hausmaus
    brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
    Zwergmaus
    small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
    Wanderratte
    common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
    Hausratte
    common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
    Waldmaus
    any of various New World woodland mice
    Feldmaus, Wühler
    any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
    Goldhamster
    small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
    Baumhörnchen
    any typical arboreal squirrel
    Meerschweinchen
    stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
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    Plazentatier, höherer Säuger
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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