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啮齿目

niè chǐ mùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-859a1ff4f5708c35. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

嚙齒目 啮齿目 [nie4 chi3 mu4] /order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 嚙齒目

  • 啮
    niè

    to gnaw / to erode

    Niè

    surname Nie

  • 齿
    chǐ

    (bound form) tooth / (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.