| NOUN | animal | kangaroo rat, desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii | any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico |
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| animal | kangaroo rat, rat kangaroo | any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos |
| Meaning | Any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae. | |
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| Synonyms | desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii | |
| Member of | Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys | kangaroo rats |
| Narrower | Ord kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordi | Most widely distributed kangaroo rat |
| Broader | pocket rat | Any of various rodents with cheek pouches |
| Spanish | rata del desierto | |
| Catalan | rata del desert | |
| Meaning | Any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos. | |
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| Synonym | rat kangaroo | |
| Member of | Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae | rat kangaroos |
| Narrower | bettong | short-nosed rat kangaroo |
| jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa | Brush-tailed rat kangaroo | |
| potoroo | Australian rat kangaroos | |
| Broader | kangaroo | Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail |
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