Rō-dĕn′ti-ă, n. pl.

(rō-dĕn/shĭ-ă), n. pl. [Lat. (sc. animalia), from rodens; Fr. rodentes. See supra.] (Zoöl.) An order of mammals having two large incisor teeth in each jaw, separated from the molar teeth by an empty space. The rat, the squirrel, the marmot, and the beaver, belong to this order.