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KANGAROO MOUSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leaping rodent of Australian desert areas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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