gerbil

ger·bil  (jûrbl)

n.

1. Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of arid regions of Africa and Asia Minor, having long hind legs and a long tail.

2. The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), having large dark eyes and a long furry tail and often kept as a pet.

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[French gerbille, from New Latin Gerbillus, genus name, from diminutive of gerb, jerboa, variant of Medieval Latin jerba; see jerboa.]

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gerbil, gerbille [ˈdʒɜːbɪl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any burrowing rodent of the subfamily Gerbillinae, inhabiting hot dry regions of Asia and Africa and having soft pale fur: family Cricetidae

[from French gerbille, from New Latin gerbillus a little jerboa]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gerbil - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping gerbille gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae - gerbils jird - gerbil of northern Africa Meriones unguiculatus, tamarisk gerbil - a gerbil that is popular as a pet Meriones longifrons, sand rat - southern European gerbil

Translations

gerbil [ˈdʒɜːbɪl] N → gerbo m, jerbo m

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gerbil [ˈdʒɜː^rbɪl] n → gerbille f

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gerbil

n → Wüstenspringmaus f

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gerbil [ˈdʒɜːbɪl] n → gerbillo

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gerbil [ˈdʒɜːbɪl] n → gerbillo

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gerbil → يَربوع pískomyl hoppemus Wüstenrennmaus γεράκι jerbo gerbiili gerbille glodavac sličan skočimišu gerbillo アレチネズミ 게르빌루스쥐 woestijnrat ørkenrotte gerbil gerbo песчанка ökenråtta สัตว์ทะเลทรายขนาดเล็กคล้ายหนู çöl faresi chuột nhảy 沙鼠