GENUS DIPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dipus mean? 

• GENUS DIPUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS DIPUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot

  Familiarity information: GENUS DIPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS DIPUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dipus; genus Dipus

Hypernyms ("genus Dipus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Dipus"):

typical jerboa (small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa)

Holonyms ("genus Dipus" is a member of...):

Dipodidae; family Dipodidae (Old World jerboas)