- kangaroo jerboa
- nounbrush-tailed rat kangaroo• Syn: ↑jerboa kangaroo• Hypernyms: ↑rat kangaroo, ↑kangaroo rat• Member Holonyms: ↑Bettongia, ↑genus Bettongia
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kangaroo rat — noun 1. any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae • Syn: ↑desert rat, ↑Dipodomys phillipsii • Hypernyms: ↑pocket rat • Hyponyms: ↑Ord kangaroo rat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jerboa kangaroo — noun brush tailed rat kangaroo • Syn: ↑kangaroo jerboa • Hypernyms: ↑rat kangaroo, ↑kangaroo rat • Member Holonyms: ↑Bettongia, ↑genus Bettongia * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
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Jerboa kangaroo — Jerboa Jer*bo a, n. [Ar. yarb[=u] .] (Zo[ o]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {Dipus [AE]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jerboa — Jer*bo a, n. [Ar. yarb[=u] .] (Zo[ o]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {Dipus [AE]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also {gerboa}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jerboa — Taxobox name = Jerboa fossil range = Middle Miocene Recent image width = 200px image caption = Jaculus jaculus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia superfamilia = Dipodoidea familia = Dipodidae familia authority … Wikipedia
