How to pronounce rodent
American English pronunciation
ROH-dunt
- IPA
- /ˈɹoʊdənt/
- Syllables
- ROH · dunt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rodent means
An animal like a mouse, with front teeth for gnawing
In a sentence: A squirrel is a rodent, and so is the hamster in our classroom.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "gnawing," from a verb that means "to gnaw."
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