noun
1. any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
• Syn: ↑desert rat, ↑Dipodomys phillipsii
• Hypernyms: ↑pocket rat
• Hyponyms: ↑Ord kangaroo rat, ↑Dipodomys ordi
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dipodomys, ↑genus Dipodomys
2. any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
• Syn: ↑rat kangaroo
• Hypernyms: ↑kangaroo
• Hyponyms: ↑potoroo, ↑bettong, ↑jerboa kangaroo, ↑kangaroo jerboa
• Member Holonyms: ↑Potoroinae, ↑subfamily Potoroinae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.