'Pedetes Caffer' definitions:
Definition of 'Pedetes Caffer'
From: GCIDE
- Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. {Dipus Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also gerboa.] [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope. [1913 Webster]
- Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pedetes Caffer'
From: GCIDE
- Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap. [1913 Webster]
- Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about.
- Jumping deer (Zool.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.
- Jumping louse (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several of which are injurious to fruit trees.
- Jumping mouse (Zool.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}.
- Jumping mullet (Zool.), gray mullet.
- Jumping shrew (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping.
- Jumping spider (Zool.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. [1913 Webster]