rongeur

Definitions of rongeur
  1. noun
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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    souris
    any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
    rat
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
    rat des bois
    any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
    hamster
    short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
    gerbille
    small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
    lemming
    any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
    porc-épic
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    loir
    small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
    écureuil
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
    marmotte
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
    cobaye, cochon d'Inde
    short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
    campagnol, souris des champs
    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
    écureuil rayé
    a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
    cobaye
    stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
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    euthérien, mammifère euthérien, mammifère placentère
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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