Rodent
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword
We found 23 answers for the crossword clue 'Rodent', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.
We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.
We have given Rodent a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.
As well as being a clue we've also seen Rodent as an answer itself some 122 times.
Rodent is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.
We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 with the answer being RAT, we also found RAT to be the most popular answer for this clue.
We've seen this clue in the following publications:
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 30 Nov 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 10 Nov 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 10 Nov 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 6 Oct 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 14 Sep 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 6 Sep 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - 2 Sep 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 7 Jun 2021
- The Mirror Classic - 18 Apr 2021
- The Mirror Classic - 3 Apr 2021
Definitions and usage
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- Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Crossword Answers
3 Letters
RAT
Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
4 Letters
CAVY
Short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
VOLE
Any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
5 Letters
COYPU
Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
MOUSE
Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
SHREW
Small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
6 Letters
AGOUTI
Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
BEAVER
Large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
GERBIL
Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
GNAWER
Relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
GOPHER
Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
MARMOT
Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
RABBIT
Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
7 Letters
GNAWING
HAMSTER
Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
MUSKRAT
The brown fur of a muskrat
8 Letters
DORMOUSE
Small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
SQUIRREL
A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
9 Letters
GUINEAPIG
Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
11 Letters
CHURCHMOUSE
A fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll
REDSQUIRREL
Common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
12 Letters
GREYSQUIRREL
13 Letters
GOLDENHAMSTER
Small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
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