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 |