Definition of Zapodidae
:a widely distributed family of myomorph rodents that includes the jumping mice of North America and related Old World mice
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Zapodidae
plural noun
Za·pod·i·dae
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zəˈpädəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of zapodidae
New Latin, from Zapod-, Zapus, type genus + -idae
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