Kangaroo Rat Definition

noun

Any of a genus (Dipodomys, family Heteromyidae) of small, long-legged, jumping, mouselike rodents living in desert regions of the SW U.S. and Mexico.

Webster's New World

Rat kangaroo.

Webster's New World

Any of many different species in genus Dipodomys, rodents that move about by hopping.

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Synonyms:
Dipodomys phillipsii
desert-rat
rat-kangaroo

Other Word Forms of Kangaroo Rat

Noun

Singular:

kangaroo rat

Plural:

kangaroo-rats

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