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Rodent vs Racoon - What's the difference?

rodent | racoon |

As a verb rodent

is .

As a noun racoon is

.

rodent

English

(wikipedia rodent) {{picdic , image=Apodemus sylvaticus bosmuis.jpg , detail1= }}

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
    • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents .}}

    Synonyms

    * gnawer

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    * agouti * beaver * capybara * chinchilla * chipmunk * Count Branicki's mouse * coypu * dormouse * gerbil * gopher * guinea pig * hamster * jerboa * marmot * mole rat * mouse * nutria * paca * pacarana * porcupine * prairie dog * rat * springhare * squirrel * viscacha

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    racoon

    English

    (wikipedia racoon)

    Alternative forms

    * raccoon

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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