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family Dipodidae

family Dipodidae

9.9
A group of small, long-legged rodents like jerboas that live in dry parts of Asia and Africa
  • noun
  • Specialized
: familia Dipodidae
  • The family Dipodidae includes various species of jerboas adapted to desert life.

Examples

  • Few mammals are as well adapted to arid environments as those in the family Dipodidae.

  • Biologists study the family Dipodidae to understand the evolution of jumping rodents.

  • The family Dipodidae includes various species of jerboas.

  • Did you know that the family Dipodidae is found in arid regions?

  • Biologists study the family Dipodidae to understand the evolution of jumping rodents.

  • Few mammals are as well adapted to arid environments as those in the family Dipodidae.

  • The family Dipodidae includes various species of jerboas adapted to desert life.

Synonyms

Dipodidae
vsfamily Dipodidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of small jumping rodents like jerboas in parts of Asia and Africa

is focused on those living mainly in dry Asian and African regions

Surface Forms

family Dipodidae singular
families Dipodidae plural

Morphology

family + Dipodidae

The phrase is fully compositional: 'family' (a taxonomic grouping) combined with the proper taxon name 'Dipodidae' straightforwardly denotes the biological family comprising jerboas. This follows a standard scientific naming pattern that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Family Dipodidae comes from old Greek words di ('two') and pod ('foot'), because jerboas and their relatives hop on their two long back legs, so the name points to their two-footed jumping style.