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kangaroo rat

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Noun

any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos

any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae

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rat kangaroo desert rat Dipodomys phillipsii

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heteromyidae family heteromyidae dipodomys ordi ord kangaroo rat kangaroo-foot plant kangaroo's-foot kangaroo's paw dwarf pocket rat great grey kangaroo giant kangaroo more...

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