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Definition of Genus dipus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot.
Exact synonyms: Dipus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Dipodidae, Family Dipodidae
Member holonyms: Typical Jerboa
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Dipodidae, Family Dipodidae
Member holonyms: Typical Jerboa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Dipus
Literary usage of Genus dipus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Of the third genus (Dipus) there are twenty known species, a typical example of
which is the Egyptian jerboa (Dipus ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"The species included in the genus Dipus had been formed by M. Lichtenstein into
three divisions, which are distinguished by the absence and number of ..."
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