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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
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
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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