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Definition of Genus Dipodomys
1. Noun. Kangaroo rats.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Member holonyms: Desert Rat, Dipodomys Phillipsii, Kangaroo Rat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Dipodomys
Literary usage of Genus Dipodomys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"Among the 12 Kangaroo rats of the genus Dipodomys given full specific rank,
one (similis) is a synonym (of ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1908)
"... in the course of their recent explorations on the peninsula of Lower California.
Of the 10 new forms, G belong to the genus Dipodomys and 4 to the genus ..."
3. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Dipodomys — Kangaroo Rats — is characterized by a broad, depressed
head, large, rounded ears, acute snout, ample cheek-pouches opening externally, ..."
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