Ord kangaroo rat

Definitions of Ord kangaroo rat
  1. noun
    most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
    synonyms: Dipodomys ordi
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    type of:
    Dipodomys phillipsii, desert rat, kangaroo rat
    any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
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