Definition of Genus Dipodomys

1. Noun. Kangaroo rats.

Exact synonyms: Dipodomys
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Heteromyidae, Heteromyidae
Member holonyms: Desert Rat, Dipodomys Phillipsii, Kangaroo Rat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Dipodomys

genus Dimocarpus
genus Dimorphotheca
genus Dinornis
genus Diodon
genus Diomedea
genus Dionaea
genus Dioon
genus Dioscorea
genus Diospyros
genus Diphylla
genus Dipladenia
genus Diplococcus
genus Diplodocus
genus Diplopterygium
genus Diplotaxis
genus Dipodomys (current term)
genus Dipogon
genus Dipsacus
genus Dipsosaurus
genus Dipteronia
genus Dipteryx
genus Dipus
genus Dirca
genus Disa
genus Discina
genus Dodonaea
genus Dolichonyx
genus Dolichos
genus Dolichotis
genus Doliolum

Literary usage of Genus Dipodomys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"Among the 12 Kangaroo rats of the genus Dipodomys given full specific rank, one (similis) is a synonym (of ..."

2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1908)
"... in the course of their recent explorations on the peninsula of Lower California. Of the 10 new forms, G belong to the genus Dipodomys and 4 to the genus ..."

3. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Dipodomys — Kangaroo Rats — is characterized by a broad, depressed head, large, rounded ears, acute snout, ample cheek-pouches opening externally, ..."

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