dipodomys

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dipodomys - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dipodomys \Dipodomys\ n.
     a genus of rodents of the family Heteromyidae, comprising
     the genus of kangaroo rats which live in arid regions of
     Mexico and the western U. S.
  
     Note: An Australian rodent of the genus Notomys is also
           referred to as a kangaroo rat, as is the potoroo. See
           kangaroo rat
  
     Syn: genus Dipodomys.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

dipodomys - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Dipodomys
      n 1: kangaroo rats [syn: Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys]