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There is no standard collective noun for 'rodents', however the collective nouns for the most common collective nouns for types of rodents (all of which gnaw) are:
- a mischief of mice, a nest of mice, a horde of mice, a trip of mice
- a colony of rats, a horde of rats, a pack of rats, a plague of rats, a swarm of rats
- a dray of squirrels, a scurry of squirrels,
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What is the collective noun for a group of clams?
The collective name is a bed of clams.
What is a collective noun for a group of jerboas?
A collective noun for a group of jerboas is a "horde." Jerboas are small, jumping rodents found in deserts, and the term "horde" reflects their social behavior when they gather. Other collective nouns like "mob" or "scurry" can also be used, but "horde" is the most commonly recognized.
What is the another name for collective noun?
An alternate term for a collective noun is a group noun.
What is a collective nounl?
nouns collective noun is the name given to a group of persons, animals
What is the collective name for a group of people in a riot?
The collective noun for people in a riot is a mob of people.
What name is given to gnawing mammals such as mice rats beavers and porcupines?
Rodents are gnawing mammals.
What is the name of a small grey gnawing animal?
The animal you are referring to is likely a mouse. Mice are small rodents that are typically grey in color and known for their gnawing behavior.
Their name comes from the Latin for gnawing teeth and they are characterized by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which they have to keep short by gnawing What are they?
They are rodents, known for their continuously growing incisors. Rodents include species like mice, rats, squirrels, and beavers, all of which have to gnaw to keep their teeth from overgrowing.
Can you put the word gnawing in a sentence?
Rodents like mice and rats have to keep gnawing at something to keep their front teeth from getting too long.
Is a beetle a rodent?
Not even close. Rodents are an order of gnawing mammals. Beetles are insects.
Why are rabbits not rodents when rodents also have two sets of incisors up and down for gnawing and continually grow all their lives?
because they are mammles
Are hedgehog rodents?
No - rodents are "characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing"- which hedgehogs don't have.
What do all rodents have in common?
Four incisors which grow continuously, requiring constant gnawing to keep them short.
Which teeth do rodents depend on heavily?
Incisors. Rodents have two upper incisors and two lower incisors. They grow continuously and must be kept short by gnawing. They are very sharp. They help rodents crack into nuts.
Are squirrels related to weasels?
Yes, they are very different. Squirrels are true rodents, with gnawing teeth-the word "rodent" literally means gnawing teeth. Weasels, on the other hand, might be mistaken as rodents but are actually in a group of animals called the Carnivora that include the dogs and cats. Their sharp teeth reveal this. Weasels sometimes catch and eat squirrels.
Are mice rats and beaver all types of rodents?
Yes, mice, rats, and beavers are all types of rodents. Rodents belong to the order Rodentia, which includes various species characterized by continuously growing incisors that must be kept worn down through constant gnawing.
What is the name called for rat biting clothes or papers?
It is called gnawing and all rodents do that. They do it because rodent teeth never stop growing. If you are not sure what exactly a rodent is its a bunny,hamster,guinea pig,hamster,rat,ect.
