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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


Synonymsfamily Heteromyidae


Broader (hypernym)mammal family


Member holonymDipodomys, genus Dipodomys, genus Liomys, genus Microdipodops, genus Perognathus, Liomys, Microdipodops, Perognathus, pocket mouse


Member meronymSciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha









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