English noun: Heteromyidae | |||
1. | Heteromyidae (animal) 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 | ||
Synonyms | family Heteromyidae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mammal family | ||
Member holonym | Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys, genus Liomys, genus Microdipodops, genus Perognathus, Liomys, Microdipodops, Perognathus, pocket mouse | ||
Member meronym | Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha | ||