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Kangaroo Rat

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Noun

1. desert rat, dipodomys phillipsii, kangaroo rat

any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae

2. kangaroo rat, rat kangaroo

any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kangaroo Rat

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noun
1. 
any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails: family Heteromyidae
2. Also called: kangaroo mouse
any of several leaping murine rodents of the Australian genus Notomys

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Kangaroo Rat

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1.  US
any of a genus (Dipodomys, family Heteromyidae) of small, long-legged, jumping, mouselike rodents living in desert regions of the SW U.S. and Mexico
2. 
rat kangaroo

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kangaroo Rat

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n.
Any of various long-tailed rodents of the genus Dipodomys of arid areas of western North America, with long hind legs adapted for jumping.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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