kangaroo rat
1. any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico;
largest members of the family Heteromyidae
• Syn:
desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii
• Hypernyms:
pocket rat
• Hyponyms:
Ord kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordi
• Member Holonyms:
Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys
2. any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
• Syn:
rat kangaroo
• Hypernyms:
kangaroo
• Hyponyms:
potoroo, bettong, jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa
• Member Holonyms:
Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae
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