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Meaning of FAMILY HETEROMYIDAE

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 Definition: [n]  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
 
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 Synonyms: Heteromyidae
 
 See Also: Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys, genus Liomys, genus Microdipodops, genus Perognathus, Liomys, mammal family, Microdipodops, Perognathus, pocket mouse, Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha

 

 

 

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