knaagdier

Definitions of knaagdier
  1. noun
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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    muis
    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
    waterrat, waterrot
    any of various amphibious rats
    bisamrat
    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
    egel, egelstelling, stalinorgel, stekelvarken
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    springmuis
    any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
    hazelmuis, slaapmuis
    small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
    eekhoorn, hamsteraar
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
    prairiehond, steppehond
    any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
    marmot
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
    beverrat, nutria
    aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
    huismuis
    brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
    rioolrat
    common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
    huisrat
    common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
    woelmuis
    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
    goudhamster
    small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
    cavia, proefkonijn
    stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
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