Meanings
nounkangaroo rat (plural kangaroo rats)
plural kangaroo rats
- Any of many different species in genus Dipodomys, rodents that move about by hopping.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
Similar
desert ratDipodomys phillipsii
Broader
pocket rat
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 更格盧鼠 /更格卢鼠
- 更格盧鼠 /更格卢鼠 (gēnggélú shǔ)rodent
Finnish kengururotta
- kengururottarodent
Irish cangarú francaigh, francach cangarú
- cangarú francaighrodent
- francach cangarúrodent
Italian ratto canguro del deserto
- ratto canguro del desertorodent
Polish szczuroskoczek
- szczuroskoczekrodent
Spanish rata canguro
- rata cangurorodent
Cite this entry
APA
kangaroo rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20rat
MLA
“kangaroo rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kangaroo rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20rat.
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