HyperDic: desert_rat

English > 1 sense of the expression desert rat:
NOUNanimaldesert rat, kangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsiiany of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico
English > desert rat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae.
Synonymskangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsii
Member ofDipodomys, genus Dipodomyskangaroo rats
NarrowerOrd kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordiMost widely distributed kangaroo rat
Broaderpocket ratAny of various rodents with cheek pouches
Spanishrata del desierto
Catalanrata del desert

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