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. Synonym: family Heteromyidae.
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Words linked to "Heteromyidae" : Liomys, Dipodomys, Sciuromorpha, Perognathus, Microdipodops, mammal family, genus Microdipodops, family Heteromyidae, genus Liomys, pocket mouse, suborder Sciuromorpha, genus Dipodomys, genus Perognathus |
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