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DIPUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot

Synonyms:

Dipus; genus Dipus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Dipus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Dipus"):

typical jerboa (small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa)

Holonyms ("Dipus" is a member of...):

Dipodidae; family Dipodidae (Old World jerboas)

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