Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kangaroo rat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: kan-ga-roo rat
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many different species in genus Dipodomys, rodents that move about by hopping.

Inflected Forms

kangaroo rats (plural)

Phrases

Phillips's kangaroo rat Stephens's kangaroo rat hopping mouse rat kangaroo

Frequently Paired Words

hopping mouse rat kangaroo

Synonyms

rat kangaroo desert rat dipodomys phillipsii

Questions

What does kangaroo rat mean?: Any of many different species in genus Dipodomys, rodents that move about by hopping.

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