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

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Rodent', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Rodent' and give you a hint.

• 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