Kangaroo Rat (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Rat Kangaroo

Hypernyms

• Kangaroo

Hyponyms

• Jerboa Kangaroo
• Potoroo
• Bettong

Meaning ²

Any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Desert Rat
• Dipodomys Phillipsii

Hyponyms

• Dipodomys Ordi