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English noun: kangaroo rat

1. kangaroo rat (animal) any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae


Synonymsdesert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii


Broader (hypernym)pocket rat


Narrower (hyponym)Dipodomys ordi, Ord kangaroo rat


Member meronymDipodomys, genus Dipodomys

2. kangaroo rat (animal) any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos


Synonymsrat kangaroo


Broader (hypernym)kangaroo


Narrower (hyponym)bettong, jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa, potoroo


Member meronymPotoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae









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