Definition
A class or group of animals, particularly rodents, that gnaw or nibble, named from their gnawing characteristics.
Etymology
From Latin 'corrodentia,' the present participle of 'corrodere' applied to animals. This scientific classification term uses the gnawing metaphor to categorize creatures whose teeth never stop growing.
Kelly Says
Scientists named an entire animal group after gnawing because rodents like rats and beavers literally cannot stop their teeth from growing—they must chew constantly or their teeth would become useless, making 'gnawers' the perfect scientific name!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتآكل
moo-taa-kul
CACatalà
corrosiva
kor-ro-si-va
CSČeština
korodující
kor-oo-doo-y-oo-chi
DADansk
korroderende
kor-ro-der-en-deh
DEDeutsch
Korrodierende
kor-roh-dee-er-en-deh
ELΕλληνικά
συρρώσιμη
sir-ro-see-mee
ESEspañol
corrosión
kor-roh-thee-en-ah
FAفارسی
خورنده
kho-ren-deh
FISuomi
korroosioiva
kor-ro-o-sio-iva
FRFrançais
corrodents
kor-oh-dants
HIहिन्दी
क्षयकारी
kshay-kaari
HUMagyar
korrózió
kor-ro-zee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggerogoti
peng-ge-ro-go-ti
IGIG
nwere-nwere
nwe-re-nwe-re
ITItaliano
corrodente
kor-roh-den-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
penggerogoti
peng-ge-ro-go-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးချယ်
rwe-che-h-ay
NLNederlands
corrodeerend
kor-roh-dee-ren-d
NONorsk
korroderende
kor-ro-der-en-deh
PLPolski
korodująca
kor-o-doo-yuh-cha
PTPortuguês
corrodente
kor-roh-den-teh
RORomână
coroziva
kor-o-zee-va
RUРусский
корродирующая
kor-ro-dee-roo-yach-ka-ya
SVSvenska
korroderande
kor-ro-der-an-deh
SWKiswahili
kuhari
koo-ha-ree
TEతెలుగు
పాక్షిక
pa-ak-shik
TLTL
nagugupit
na-gu-gup-it
TRTürkçe
koruyıcı
kor-oo-yich-ee
UKУкраїнська
корозійна
kor-o-zee-yna
VITiếng Việt
phân hủy
phan huy
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-thwa-la