kangaroo rat

Noun
  1. Any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico;
    Largest members of the family Heteromyidae (synset 102352757)
    is a type of: pocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouches
    subtypes: dipodomys ordi, ord kangaroo rat - most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
    belongs to: dipodomys, genus dipodomys - kangaroo rats
    same as: desert rat, dipodomys phillipsii
  2. Any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos (synset 101882793)
    is a type of: kangaroo - any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
    subtypes:
    belongs to: potoroinae, subfamily potoroinae - rat kangaroos
    same as: rat kangaroo

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