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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