family heteromyidae

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   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

   SynonymsHeteromyidae

   Broadermammal family

   Part ofSciuromorpha

Questions about family heteromyidae

What does family heteromyidae mean?

family heteromyidae means "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".

What is another word for family heteromyidae?

Close synonyms include Heteromyidae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is family heteromyidae a common word?

family heteromyidae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.