kangaroo rat
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus Dipodomys of the family |
| 2. | (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus Notomys. | |
| 3. | (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus Potorous, also called the |
| Noun | 1. | kangaroo rat - any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae Synonyms: desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii |
| 2. |  kangaroo rat - any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroosSynonyms: rat kangaroo |