Found 2 items, similar to kangaroo rat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: kangaroo rat kangaroo rat n 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] 2: any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos [syn: rat kangaroo]
English → English (gcide) Definition: kangaroo rat kangaroo rat \kangaroo rat\ n. (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus Dipodomys of the family Heteromyidae, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. [PJC] 2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus Notomys. [PJC] 3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus Potorous, also called the potoroo. [PJC] Potoroo \Po`to*roo"\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any small kangaroo belonging to Hypsiprymnus, Bettongia, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also kangaroo rat. [1913 Webster]