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JERBOA RAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jerboa rat mean?
• JERBOA RAT (noun)
The noun JERBOA RAT has 1 sense:
1. large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
Familiarity information: JERBOA RAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("jerboa rat" is a kind of...):
rat (any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jerboa rat"):
kangaroo mouse (leaping rodent of Australian desert areas)
Holonyms ("jerboa rat" is a member of...):
Conilurus; genus Conilurus (jerboa rats)
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