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GENUS MICRODIPODOPS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Microdipodops; Microdipodops
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Microdipodops" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Microdipodops"):
dwarf pocket rat; kangaroo mouse (small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats)
Holonyms ("genus Microdipodops" is a member of...):
family Heteromyidae; Heteromyidae (small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats)