Dipodidae

plural noun

Di·​pod·​i·​dae

dīˈpädəˌdē

: a family of myomorph rodents comprising the Old World jerboas and sometimes related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dipod-, Dipus, type genus + -idae

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