kangaroo mouse

English Thesaurus

1. leaping rodent of Australian desert areas (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	jerboa rat,
definition	:	large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus notomys, notomys,
definition	:	jerboa rats (noun.animal)

2. small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	pocket rat,
definition	:	any of various rodents with cheek pouches (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus microdipodops, microdipodops,
definition	:	kangaroo mice (noun.animal)