noun
any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
• Syn: ↑kangaroo rat, ↑desert rat
• Hypernyms: ↑pocket rat
• Hyponyms: ↑Ord kangaroo rat, ↑Dipodomys ordi
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dipodomys, ↑genus Dipodomys
Useful english dictionary. 2012.