A rodent was a small animal which was characterized by long incisors that grew continously and were worn down by gnawing. Animals belonging to this order of mammals included mice and rats; they were usually considered a pest. A Sciurus griseus (squirrel) was also a type of rodent, as well as the beaver.
J. Mees Rodent Control was a 19th century Earth business dealing with rodents. (TNG: "Time's Arrow")
On Dimorus, the indigenous rodent creatures used deadly poisoned darts as weapons. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
In 2369, Julian Bashir compared the situation in the Wadi labyrinth to a laboratory rodent in a maze. (DS9: "Move Along Home")
In 2370, Lieutenant Commander Data remarked that his pet cat, Spot, had never seen any form of Rodentia after he witnessed her twitching and breathing rapidly, which he concluded suggested anxiety. (TNG: "Phantasms")
In 2371, after she was captured by the Vidiians, Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres explained that Klingons found honor on the battlefield, not as guinea pigs in a laboratory. (VOY: "Faces")
Later the same year, Doctor Ma'Bor Jetrel visited Neelix aboard the USS Voyager in order to screen him for a fatal blood disease, caused by a weapon of mass destruction, created by Jetrel himself. Neelix refused, saying that Jetrel "would have to find another laboratory rodent to help him in his experiments". (VOY: "Jetrel")
In 2373, Q called Neelix a "bar rodent" as he ordered another drink. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")
That same year, in Seska's altered version of the Insurrection Alpha holonovel, the holographic Seska referred to Tom Paris and Tuvok as "these two rodents." (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario")
Similarly, in 2378, Q Junior called Neelix a "kitchen rat". (VOY: "Q2")
In 2401, the tribble was described as a "rodent-like animal" by the placard for the genetically modified tribble located in the Daystrom Station. (PIC: "The Bounty")
List of rodents[]
- Beaver
- Guinea pig
- Squirrel
- Mouse
- Rat
External links[]
- Rodent at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Rodent at Wikipedia