Definition of Dipodomys

1. Noun. Kangaroo rats.

Exact synonyms: Genus Dipodomys
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Member holonyms: Desert Rat, Dipodomys Phillipsii, Kangaroo Rat

Medical Definition of Dipodomys

1. A genus of the family heteromyidae which contains 22 species. Their physiology is adapted for the conservation of water, and they seldom drink water. They are found in arid or desert habitats and travel by hopping on their hind limbs. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipodomys

dipluran
dipmein
dipnet
dipnets
dipnetted
dipnetting
dipneumona
dipnoan
dipnoans
dipnoi
dipnoous
dipodal
dipodia
dipodic
dipodies
dipodomys (current term)
dipody
dipolar
dipolar buffer
dipolar ions
dipolarophile
dipolarophiles
dipolarophilic
dipole
dipole antenna
dipole molecule
dipole moment
dipole theory
dipole wave
dipole waves

Literary usage of Dipodomys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stories of Animal Life by Charles Frederick Holder (1899)
"dipodomys. THE home of dipodomys was on the slope of the Sierra Madre Mountains, where they reach up from the San Gabriel Valley, and a more beautiful place ..."

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