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kangaroo rat

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kangaroo rat
n.
Any of various long-tailed rodents of the genus Dipodomys of arid areas of western North America, with long hind legs adapted for jumping.
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Noun1.kangaroo ratkangaroo rat - any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii
pocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouches
Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys - kangaroo rats
Dipodomys ordi, Ord kangaroo rat - most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
2.kangaroo ratkangaroo rat - any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
rat kangaroo
kangaroo - any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae - rat kangaroos
potoroo - Australian rat kangaroos
bettong - short-nosed rat kangaroo
jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa - brush-tailed rat kangaroo
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The kangaroo rat, which lives in the desert of southeastern Arizona, is so good at conserving water that it doesn't have to drink at all.
Living in the desert by Cutraro, Jennifer / Science News for Kids
Providing a home for the endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat has turned out to be a moneymaker, too.
KANGAROO RAT CONDOS PROFITABLE SANTA CLARITA-AREA PROJECT BENEFITS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Yet during most of the summer, the kangaroo rats remained less than a meter deep, where it's about 35[degrees]C.
Tests revise image of kangaroo rats. (Biology) by Science News
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