Vocab for rodents

Veterinary terms for mice and rats

• murine

• cavy

• hob

• kit

Abnormal tissue growth

• jill

• tumor

• boar

• malignant

The act of chewing at the fur of another mouse, often in the facial area

• sprite

• jirds

• barbering

• boar

non-cancerous

• malignant

• benign

• trichobezoar

• tumor

A variety of rats that are white in the body with black or brown coloring on the head and shoulder.

• Solitary

• Diurnal

• Agouti

• Hooded

cancerous

• trichobezoar

• malignant

• benign

• anogenital

a mixture of two or more colors

• Agouti

• hooded

• wet tail

• Sprite

Area within the mouth where food is stored is called cheek pouches, which animal has these?

• Mouse

• Hamster

• Gerbil

• Chinchilla

The act of frothing at the mouth, arching the head back over the shoulders, and depositing the frothy saliva onto the quills; this is an action triggered by pungent smells and new tastes

List the rodents that are nocturnal