English noun: desert rat | |||
1. | desert rat (animal) any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae | ||
Synonyms | Dipodomys phillipsii, kangaroo rat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pocket rat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Dipodomys ordi, Ord kangaroo rat | ||
Member meronym | Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys | ||