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noun
Any of many different species in genus Dipodomys, rodents that move about by hopping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rat kangaroo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kangaroo
Narrower terms: potoroo, bettong, jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa
noun
any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pocket rat
Narrower terms: Ord kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordi
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