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Definition of Heteromyidae
1. Noun. Small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats.
Exact synonyms: Family Heteromyidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Member holonyms: Pocket Mouse, Genus Perognathus, Perognathus, Genus Liomys, Liomys, Dipodomys, Genus Dipodomys, Genus Microdipodops, Microdipodops
Group relationships: Sciuromorpha, Suborder Sciuromorpha
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Member holonyms: Pocket Mouse, Genus Perognathus, Perognathus, Genus Liomys, Liomys, Dipodomys, Genus Dipodomys, Genus Microdipodops, Microdipodops
Group relationships: Sciuromorpha, Suborder Sciuromorpha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heteromyidae
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