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 | ||
Synonyms | desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pocket rat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Dipodomys ordi, Ord kangaroo rat | ||
Member meronym | Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys | ||
2. | kangaroo rat (animal) any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos | ||
Synonyms | rat kangaroo | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kangaroo | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bettong, jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa, potoroo | ||
Member meronym | Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae | ||