kangaroo rat

noun

Definition of KANGAROO RAT

: any of a genus (Dipodomys) of nocturnal burrowing rodents of arid parts of western North America that travel by hopping on their long hind legs and have a long tail and fur-lined cheek pouches

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First Known Use of KANGAROO RAT

1867

Rhymes with KANGAROO RAT

Angora cat, aristocrat, gerontocrat, go to the mat, heliostat, humidistat, Jehoshaphat, magnificat, meritocrat, requiescat, Siamese cat, single combat, talk through one's hat, ten-gallon hat, thalassocrat, throw money at, under one's hat

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