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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats;
[syn: kangaroo mouse, dwarf pocket rat]

2. leaping rodent of Australian desert areas;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap. [1913 Webster] Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. Jumping deer (Zool.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. Jumping louse (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several of which are injurious to fruit trees. Jumping mouse (Zool.), North American mouse (Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse. Jumping mullet (Zool.), gray mullet. Jumping shrew (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. Jumping spider (Zool.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

kangaroo \kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodid[ae]. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby. [1913 Webster] Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare. Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis). Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa. Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kangaroo mouse n 1: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats [syn: kangaroo mouse, dwarf pocket rat] 2: leaping rodent of Australian desert areas