Associations to the word «Heteromyidae»

Wiktionary

HETEROMYIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Geomyoidea   — kangaroo rats and similar rodents.

Dictionary definition

HETEROMYIDAE, noun. 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.

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway