||Ro*den"ti*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See
Rodent, a.] (Zoöl.) An order
of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw,
distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots,
and beavers belong to this order.
&fist; The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly enameled on
the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge. They have a persistent pulp
and grow continuously.
||Ro*den"ti*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See
Rodent, a.] (Zoöl.) An order
of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw,
distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots,
and beavers belong to this order.
&fist; The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly enameled on
the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge. They have a persistent pulp
and grow continuously.
