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Zapodidae

noun

jumping mice

• Syn: ↑family Zapodidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Myomorpha, ↑suborder Myomorpha

• Member Meronyms: ↑jumping mouse, ↑Zapus, ↑genus Zapus

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\\zəˈpädəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Zapod-, Zapus, type genus + -idae

: a widely distributed family of myomorph rodents that includes the jumping mice of No. America and related Old World mice

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Zapodidae /za-podˈi-dē/

plural noun

The jumping mouse family

ORIGIN: Formed from Gr za- very, pous, podos foot, and sfx -idae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.