English Explanatory Dictionary

Phillips's kangaroo rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rodent of species Dipodomys phillipsii, endemic to Mexico.

Word forms

Phillips's kangaroo rat Phillips's kangaroo rats

Etymology

Named after John Phillips, an official of a Mexican mining company who sent zoological specimens to the British Museum.

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