kangaroo_rat
1. [ noun ] (zoology) any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
Synonyms: Dipodomys_phillipsii desert_rat
Related terms: pocket_rat Ord_kangaroo_rat Dipodomys
2. [ noun ] (zoology) any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos
Synonyms: rat_kangaroo
Related terms: kangaroo bettong potoroo jerboa_kangaroo Potoroinae
Similar spelling:   kangaroo_bear
  kangaroo_court
  kangaroo_paw
  kangaroo_jerboa
  kangaroo's-foot
  kangaroo_hare
  kangaroo_mouse
  kangaroo_apple