hyppyrotta

hyppy- (“jumping”) +‎ rotta (“rat”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈhypːyˌrotːɑ/,
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hyppy‧rotta

hyppyrotta

1. heteromyid (rodent of the family Heteromyidae, including kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice)
2. (dated) Synonym of jerbo (“jerboa”).
3. (dated) Synonym of hypikäs (“hopping mouse”).

• Subfamilies in Heteromyidae
  • kengurotta (“kangaroo rat, Dipodomyinae”)
  • hyppyhiiri (“spiny pocket mouse, Heteromyinae”)
  • taskuhiiri (“pocket mouse, Perognathinae”)
• Genera in Heteromyidae:
  • hyppyhiiri (“forest spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys”)
  • karhotaskuhiiri (“coarse-haired pocket mouse, Chaetodipus”)
  • kenguhiiri (“kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops”)
  • kengurotta (“kangaroo rat, Dipodomys”)
  • piikkihyppyhiiri (“spiny pocket mouse, Liomys”)
  • silohiiri (“silky pocket mouse, Perognathus”)

• “hyppyrotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02