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More specialized WordNet synsets

Duplicidentata

in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals

Lagomorpha, order Lagomorpha

rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia

bunny, bunny rabbit

(usually informal) especially a young rabbit

lagomorph, gnawing mammal

relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing

Leporidae, family Leporidae

hares and rabbits

leporid, leporid mammal

rabbits and hares

rabbit, coney, cony

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

lapin

castrated male rabbit

European rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus

common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to S Europe and North Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless

Oryctolagus, genus Oryctolagus

Old World rabbits

swamp rabbit, canecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus

of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands

Sylvilagus, genus Sylvilagus

North American rabbits

wood rabbit, cottontail, cottontail rabbit

common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions

leveret

a young hare especially one in its first year

marsh hare, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris

of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida

Lepus, genus Lepus

type genus of the Leporidae: hares

hare

swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

European hare, Lepus europaeus

large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter

white-tailed jackrabbit, whitetail jackrabbit, Lepus townsendi

largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white

jackrabbit

large hare of western North America

snowshoe hare, snowshoe rabbit, varying hare, Lepus americanus

large large-footed North American hare; white in winter

blacktail jackrabbit, Lepus californicus

the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail

polar hare, Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus

large hare of Arctic America almost completely white in winter

Belgian hare, leporide

red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old_World_rabbit and hare

Angora, Angora rabbit

domestic breed with long white silky hair

collared pika, Ochotona collaris

similar to little chief hare and may be same species

Ochotonidae, family Ochotonidae

pikas and extinct forms

pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, coney, cony

small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America

Ochotona, genus Ochotona

type genus of the Ochotonidae

little chief hare, Ochotona princeps

North American pika

mouse

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

Myomorpha, suborder Myomorpha

true rats and mice and related rodents

Muroidea, superfamily Muroidea

essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded

rat

any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

pocket rat

any of various rodents with cheek pouches

Muridae, family Muridae

originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches

Mus, genus Mus

type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip

field mouse, fieldmouse

any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens

house mouse, Mus musculus

brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide

Micromyx, genus Micromyx

Old World harvest mice

harvest mouse, Micromyx minutus

small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields

Apodemus, genus Apodemus

Old World field mice

European wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus

nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens

Rattus, genus Rattus

common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge

brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus

common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

black rat, roof rat, Rattus rattus

common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide

wharf rat

brown rat that infests wharves

sewer rat

brown rat commonly found in sewers

jerboa rat

large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping

Nesokia, genus Nesokia

bandicoot rats

bandicoot rat, mole rat

burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon

Conilurus, genus Conilurus

jerboa rats

Notomys, genus Notomys

jerboa rats

kangaroo mouse

leaping rodent of Australian desert areas

Hydromyinae, subfamily Hydromyinae

water rats of Australia and New Guinea

Hydromys, genus Hydromys

water rats

water rat

any of various amphibious rats

beaver rat

amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea

Cricetidae, family Cricetidae

mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters

wood mouse

any of various New World woodland mice

New World mouse

a variety of rodent

Reithrodontomys, genus Reithrodontomys

New World harvest mice

American harvest mouse, harvest mouse

any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields

Peromyscus, genus Peromyscus

New World wood mice

deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus

brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus

white-footed mouse, vesper mouse, Peromyscus leucopus

American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts

cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus

large dark mouse of southeastern United States

cactus mouse, Peromyscus eremicus

burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States

grasshopper mouse

insectivorous mouse of western North America

Baiomys, genus Baiomys

pygmy mice

pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori

very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico

Onychomys, genus Onychomys

grasshopper mice

muskrat, musquash, Ondatra zibethica

beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur

Ondatra, genus Ondatra

muskrats

cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus

destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America

Neofiber, genus Neofiber

round-tailed muskrat

round-tailed muskrat, Florida water rat, Neofiber alleni

of Florida wetlands

Sigmodon, genus Sigmodon

American cotton rats

wood rat, woodrat

any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

vole, field mouse

any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae esp. of genus Microtus having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

pine vole, pine mouse, Pitymys pinetorum

short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States

Neotoma, genus Neotoma

packrats

packrat, pack rat, trade rat, bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea

any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects

dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes

host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California

eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana

large grayish-brown woodrat of the southeastern United States

Oryzomys, genus Oryzomys

rice rats

rice rat, Oryzomys palustris

hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States

Pitymys, genus Pitymys

pine mice

red-backed mouse, redback vole

any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America

Microtus, genus Microtus

voles of the northern hemisphere

meadow vole, meadow mouse, Microtus pennsylvaticus

widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada

water vole, Richardson vole, Microtus richardsoni

of western North America

prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster

typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada

Arvicola, genus Arvicola

in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus

water vole, water rat, Arvicola amphibius

common large Eurasian vole

Clethrionomys, genus Clethrionomys

a genus of Cricetidae

phenacomys

any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States

genus Phenacomys

North American boles

Cricetus, genus Cricetus

type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters

hamster

short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

Eurasian hamster, Cricetus cricetus

a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia

Gerbillus, genus Gerbillus

type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils

Mesocricetus, genus Mesocricetus

golden hamsters

golden hamster, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus

small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae

gerbils

gerbil, gerbille

small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping

lemming

any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution

Meriones, genus Meriones

a genus of Cricetidae

jird

North African gerbils

tamarisk gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus

popular as a pet

sand rat, Meriones longifrons

southern European gerbil

European lemming, Lemmus lemmus

notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown

Lemmus, genus lemmus

lemmings

pied lemming

North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged

brown lemming, Lemmus trimucronatus

of northwestern Canada and Alaska

Myopus, genus Myopus

a genus of Cricetidae

gray lemming, red-backed lemming

Old World lemming

Dicrostonyx, genus Dicrostonyx

pied lemmings

Hystricomorpha, suborder Hystricomorpha

an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.

Hudson bay collared lemming, Dicrostonyx hudsonius

of northern Canada

Synaptomys, genus Synaptomys

bog lemmings

southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi

of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada

northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis

of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska

brush-tailed porcupine, brush-tail porcupine

porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail

porcupine, hedgehog

relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

Hystricidae, family Hystricidae

Old World porcupines

Old World porcupine

terrestrial porcupine

Atherurus, genus Atherurus

a genus of Hystricidae

long-tailed porcupine, Trichys lipura

porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail

Trichys, genus Trichys

a genus of Hystricidae

Canada porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease

New World porcupine

arboreal porcupine

Erethizontidae, family Erethizontidae

New World arboreal porcupines

Erethizon, genus Erethizon

a genus of Erethizontidae

Heteromyidae, family Heteromyidae

small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats

pocket mouse

any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail

silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus

small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico

Perognathus, genus Perognathus

pocket mice

hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus hispidus

large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States

plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens

small rodent of open areas of United States plains states

kangaroo rat, desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii

any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae

Liomys, genus Liomys

pocket mice

Mexican pocket mouse, Liomys irroratus

large pocket mouse of Mexico

Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys

kangaroo rats

Ord kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordi

most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States

kangaroo mouse, dwarf pocket rat

small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats

Microdipodops, genus Microdipodops

kangaroo mice

jumping mouse

any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America

Zapodidae, family Zapodidae

jumping mice

meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius

widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada

Zapus, genus Zapus

type genus of the Zapodidae

Dipus, genus Dipus

type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food

Dipodidae, family Dipodidae

Old World jerboas

dormouse

small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather

jerboa

mouselike jumping rodent

typical jerboa

small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of North Africa and Asia

Jaculus, genus Jaculus

jerboas

Jaculus jaculus

a variety of jerboa

Gliridae, family Gliridae

dormice and other Old World forms

lerot

dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa

Glis, genus Glis

type genus of the Gliridae

loir, Glis glis

large European dormouse

Muscardinus, genus Muscardinus

a genus of Gliridae

hazel mouse, Muscardinus avellanarius

a variety of dormouse

Eliomys, genus Eliomys

lerots

gopher, pocket gopher, pouched rat

burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

Geomyidae, family Geomyidae

North American pocket gophers

Geomys, genus Geomys

type genus of the Geomyidae

plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius

gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America

southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis

gopher of Alabama Georgia and Florida

valley pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae

of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States

Thomomys, genus Thomomys

western pocket gophers

northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides

grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States

Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha

large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.

squirrel

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

Sciuridae, family Sciuridae

true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles

tree squirrel

any typical arboreal squirrel

Sciurus, genus Sciurus

type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels

eastern gray squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England

fox squirrel, eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger

exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States

western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus

large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States

black squirrel

fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase

American red squirrel, spruce squirrel, red squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

of northern United States and Canada

red squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris

common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

Tamiasciurus, genus Tamiasciurus

American red squirrels

chickeree, Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi

far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel

antelope squirrel, whitetail antelope squirrel, antelope chipmunk, Citellus leucurus

small ground squirrel of western United States

Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilus, genus Spermophilus

typical ground squirrels

ground squirrel, gopher, spermophile

any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

mantled ground squirrel, Citellus lateralis

common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk

suslik, souslik, Citellus citellus

rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel

flickertail, Richardson ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni

of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada

prairie dog, prairie marmot

any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry

rock squirrel, Citellus variegatus

large gray ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States

Arctic ground squirrel, parka squirrel, Citellus parryi

large ground squirrel of the North American far north

Cynomys, genus Cynomys

prairie dogs

eastern chipmunk, hackee, striped squirrel, ground squirrel, Tamias striatus

small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches

blacktail prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus

tail is black tipped

whitetail prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni

tail is white tipped

Tamias, genus Tamias

chipmunks of eastern North America

Eutamias, genus Eutamias

chipmunks of western America and Asia

chipmunk

chipmunk of western America and Asia

southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans

small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States

baronduki, baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus

terrestrial Siberian squirrel

Glaucomys, genus Glaucomys

New World flying squirrels

American flying squirrel

New World flying squirrels

northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus

large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada

marmot

stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

Marmota, genus Marmota

marmots

hoary marmot, whistler, whistling marmot, Marmota caligata

large North American mountain marmot

groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax

reddish_brown North American marmot

Castor, genus Castor

type genus of the Castoridae: beavers

yellowbelly marmot, rockchuck, Marmota flaviventris

heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America

Petauristidae, subfamily Petauristidae

Old World flying squirrels

Asiatic flying squirrel

nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps

Petaurista, genus Petaurista

very large Asiatic flying squirrels

taguan, flying marmot, flying cat, Petaurista petaurista

East Indian flying squirrel

Castoridae, family Castoridae

beavers

beaver

large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges

mountain beaver, sewellel, Aplodontia rufa

bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent

Old World beaver, Castor fiber

a European variety of beaver

New World beaver, Castor canadensis

a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida

Castoroides, genus Castoroides

extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States

Aplodontiidae, family Aplodontiidae

mountain beavers

Aplodontia, genus Aplodontia

type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers

Cavia, genus Cavia

type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

Caviidae, family Caviidae

a family of Hystricomorpha

cavy

short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

guinea pig, Cavia cobaya

stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research

aperea, wild cavy, Cavia porcellus

South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig

Dasyprocta, genus Dasyprocta

type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis

Dolichotis, genus Dolichotis

maras

mara, Dolichotis patagonum

hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina

Hydrochoeridae, family Hydrochoeridae

capybara

Hydrochoerus, genus Hydrochoerus

a genus of Hydrochoeridae

capybara, capibara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent

Dasyproctidae, family Dasyproctidae

agoutis and pacas

agouti, Dasyprocta aguti

agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food

paca, Cuniculus paca

large burrowing rodent of South and Central America; highly esteemed as food

Cuniculus, genus Cuniculus

pacas

mountain paca

rodent of mountains of western South America

Stictomys, genus Stictomys

mountain pacas

coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus

aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur

Capromyidae, family Capromyidae

coypus

Myocastor, genus Myocastor

a genus of Capromyidae

chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger

small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

Chinchillidae, family Chinchillidae

small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

genus Chinchilla

type genus of the Chinchillidae

naked mole rat

fetal-looking colonial rodent of east Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites

Lagidium, genus Lagidium

a genus of Chinchillidae

mountain chinchilla, mountain viscacha

a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity

Lagostomus, genus Lagostomus

viscachas

viscacha, chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus

gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas

Abrocoma, genus Abrocoma

abrocomes

abrocome, chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla

ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes

Spalacidae, family Spalacidae

mole rats

Spalax, genus Spalax

type genus of the Spalacidae

mole rat

furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East

Bathyergidae, family Bathyergidae

mole rats; sand rats

Bathyergus, genus Bathyergus

mole rats

mole rat

African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance

Heterocephalus, genus Heterocephalus

sand rats

sand rat

small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas

Damaraland mole rat

colonial mole_rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat

queen

especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males

Easter bunny

a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs

ratlike

reembling or characteristic of a rat

Instance WordNet synsets

church mouse

a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll

Mickey mouse

a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney

Minnie mouse

the partner of Mickey Mouse

Mighty mouse

a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage