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Dipodidae

noun

Old World jerboas

• Syn: ↑family Dipodidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Myomorpha, ↑suborder Myomorpha

• Member Meronyms: ↑Dipus, ↑genus Dipus, ↑jerboa, ↑Jaculus, ↑genus Jaculus

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\\dīˈpädəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dipod-, Dipus, type genus + -idae — more at dipus

: a family of myomorph rodents comprising the Old World jerboas and sometimes related forms

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Dipodidae /dī-podˈi-dē/

plural noun

The jerboa family of rodents

ORIGIN: Gr dipous two-footed, from di- twice and pous, podos a foot

Useful english dictionary. 2012.