| family Heteromyidae 
 
 small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping;
 adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice;
 kangaroo mice;
 kangaroo rats
 • Syn:
 Heteromyidae
 • Hypernyms:
 mammal family
 • Member Holonyms:
 Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha
 • Member Meronyms:
 pocket mouse, Perognathus, genus Perognathus, Liomys, genus Liomys,
 Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys, Microdipodops, genus Microdipodops
 
 
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