Meaning Of The Word Kangaroo rat

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Kangaroo rat Definition
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kangaroo rat in American English
any of a genus (Dipodomys, family Heteromyidae) of small, long-legged, jumping, mouselike rodents living in desert regions of the SW U.S. and Mexico
noun: any of various small jumping rodents of the family Heteromyidae, of Mexico and the western U.S.

kangaroo rat in British English
noun: any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails: family Heteromyidae

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