|
|
Definition of Kangaroo rat
1. Noun. Any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae.
Generic synonyms: Pocket Rat
Group relationships: Dipodomys, Genus Dipodomys
Specialized synonyms: Dipodomys Ordi, Ord Kangaroo Rat
2. Noun. Any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos.
Generic synonyms: Kangaroo
Group relationships: Potoroinae, Subfamily Potoroinae
Specialized synonyms: Potoroo, Bettong, Jerboa Kangaroo, Kangaroo Jerboa
Definition of Kangaroo rat
1. Noun. Any of many different species of rodent that moves about by hopping. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kangaroo Rat
Literary usage of Kangaroo rat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"28: "The kangaroo-rat is a small inoffensive animal and perfectly distinct from
... 37 : " The kangaroo-rat is twice the size of a large English water-rat, ..."
2. My Home in Tasmania: During a Residence of Nine Years by Charles Meredith (1852)
"Kangaroo- rat. — Bandicoot. —Porcupine.—Wombat.—Its Haunts. DURING the summer
and autumn of this year, (1842-3), we effected many of our purposed ..."
3. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... the fore-limbs small; tail long and hairy, with a tuft at the end. No. 317.
GERBILLUS INDICUS. The Indian Jerboa-Rat, or Kangaroo-Rat ..."
4. Animal Products: Their Preparation, Commercial Uses, and Value by Peter Lund Simmonds (1877)
"... Wallabies and Wallaroos, hunted for their skins and flesh—Kangaroo-leather—fur
cloaks—Smaller marsupials —Bandicoots—Koala or native cat, kangaroo rat, ..."
5. The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood (1882)
"It is popularly called the " kangaroo-rat," on account of its peculiar leaping
... The "kangaroo-rat" is a piece of hard wood shaped like a double ..."
Other Resources:
