| 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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| Noun | 1. |  kangaroo rat - any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidaepocket 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 rat - any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangarooskangaroo - 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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