- gesshirui rodents
Used in scientific, academic, or encyclopedic contexts to refer to the order Rodentia; less common in everyday conversation.
げっ歯類にはネズミやリスが含まれます。
Gesshirui ni wa nezumi ya risu ga fukumaremasu.
Rodents include mice and squirrels.
この本はげっ歯類の生態について詳しい。
Kono hon wa gesshirui no seitai ni tsuite kuwashii.
This book is detailed about the ecology of rodents.
⚖️ Often confused with ネズミ (nezumi) which specifically means 'mouse/rat', while げっ歯類 is the broader taxonomic category.
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