kangaroo rat
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1. any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | kangaroo, |
| definition | : | any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | potoroo, |
| definition | : | Australian rat kangaroos (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bettong, |
| definition | : | short-nosed rat kangaroo (noun.animal) |
2. any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | pocket rat, |
| definition | : | any of various rodents with cheek pouches (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dipodomys ordi, ord kangaroo rat, |
| definition | : | most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States (noun.animal) |
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