Rodentia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Rodentia
    n 1: small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels;
         marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs;
         agoutis [syn: {Rodentia}, {order Rodentia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rodentia \Ro*den"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rodent}, a.] (Zool.)
   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.
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   Note: 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.
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