rodent
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Lineage has already deployed odor-control spray systems, industrial air scrubbers, and fly and rodent traps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The walls were full of asbestos, mold and rodent carcasses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The study also adds support to the idea that plague first emerged in Central or North-East Asia before spreading across Eurasia through wild rodent populations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Earlier research had indicated that ancient strains of Yersinia pestis lacked some of the genetic features that later allowed bubonic plague to spread efficiently through fleas and rodent hosts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
His tone was academic, as if discussing the breeding patterns of a mildly interesting species of rodent.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
The viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
And they need to be near rough ground that offers habitat for the small rodents they hunt.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the end she gave her favorite rodents some feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Little remains of them but shuttered buildings colonized by bats and rodents and pigeons and spiders, while in the case of Whizbang there is nothing save stone ruins submerged in a sea of grass.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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