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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Australian rat kangaroos;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

kangaroo rat \kangaroo rat\ n. (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus Dipodomys of the family Heteromyidae, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. [PJC] 2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus Notomys. [PJC] 3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus Potorous, also called the potoroo. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Potoroo \Po`to*roo"\, n. (Zool.) Any small kangaroo belonging to Hypsiprymnus, Bettongia, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also kangaroo rat. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

potoroo n 1: Australian rat kangaroos