Heteromyidae
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 • Syn: family Heteromyidae • Hypernyms: mammal family • Member Holonyms: Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha • Member Meronyms: pocket mouse, Perognathus, genus Perognathus, Liomys, genus Liomys, Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys, Microdipodops, genus Microdipodops
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