Gnawer
71Einkaufer — Kein gnawer Einkauffer kaufft ein gut fleisch. – Henisch, 1137. Gegen unzeitige Sparsamkeit …
72cockchafer — [18] Etymologically, cockchafer (a medium sized beetle) is probably a ‘large gnawer’. The second part of the word, which goes back to Old English times (ceafor), can be traced to a prehistoric base *kab ‘gnaw’, source also of English jowl. The… …
73gastro- — [gas′trō, gas′trə] [< Gr gastēr, the stomach < * grastēr, lit., eater, gnawer < gran, to gnaw, devour < IE base * gras , to devour > L gramen, grass] combining form 1. stomach [gastroscope] 2. stomach and [gastrocolic] …
74abrocome — noun ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes • Syn: ↑chinchilla rat, ↑rat chinchilla • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Abrocoma, ↑genus Abrocoma …
75Aplodontia rufa — noun bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent • Syn: ↑mountain beaver, ↑sewellel • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Aplodontia, ↑ …
76capibara — noun pig sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent • Syn: ↑capybara, ↑Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer * * * variant of capybara * * * / …
77Chinchilla laniger — noun small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur • Syn: ↑chinchilla • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Chinchilla …
78chinchilla rat — noun ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes • Syn: ↑abrocome, ↑rat chinchilla • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Abrocoma, ↑genus Abrocoma …
79chinchillon — noun gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas • Syn: ↑viscacha, ↑Lagostomus maximus • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Lagostomus, ↑genus Lagostomus …
80cotton rat — noun destructive long haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America • Syn: ↑Sigmodon hispidus • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Sigmodon, ↑genus Sigmodon …
