JERBOA RAT

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Meaning:

Large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("jerboa rat" is a kind of...):

rat (any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jerboa rat"):

kangaroo mouse (leaping rodent of Australian desert areas)

Holonyms ("jerboa rat" is a member of...):

Conilurus; genus Conilurus (jerboa rats)

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