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KANGAROO MOUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kangaroo mouse" is a kind of...):
jerboa rat (large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping)
Holonyms ("kangaroo mouse" is a member of...):
genus Notomys; Notomys (jerboa rats)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
Synonyms:
dwarf pocket rat; kangaroo mouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("kangaroo mouse" is a kind of...):
pocket rat (any of various rodents with cheek pouches)
Holonyms ("kangaroo mouse" is a member of...):
genus Microdipodops; Microdipodops (kangaroo mice)
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