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 | ||