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ger·bil

 (jûr′bəl)
n.
1. Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genus Gerbillus and other genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae, having long hind legs and a long tail and inhabiting arid regions of Africa and Asia.
2. A Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus) of the subfamily Gerbillinae, commonly domesticated and kept as a pet.

[French gerbille, from New Latin Gerbillus, genus name, from diminutive of gerbō, jerboa, variant of Medieval Latin jerbōa; see jerboa.]
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gerbil

(ˈdʒɜːbɪl) or

gerbille

n
(Animals) any burrowing rodent of the subfamily Gerbillinae, inhabiting hot dry regions of Asia and Africa and having soft pale fur: family Cricetidae
[C19: from French gerbille, from New Latin gerbillus a little jerboa]
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ger•bil

(ˈdʒɜr bəl)

n.
any small burrowing cricetid rodent of the subfamily Gerbilinae, with long hind legs, popular as a pet.
[1840–50; < French gerbille < New Latin gerbillus, diminutive of gerbo jerboa]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gerbil - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leapinggerbil - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
jird - gerbil of northern Africa
Meriones unguiculatus, tamarisk gerbil - a gerbil that is popular as a pet
Meriones longifrons, sand rat - southern European gerbil
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Translations
pískomil
hoppemus
Wüstenrennmausmongolische RennmausRennmaus
gerbiili
zamorac
アレチネズミ
게르빌루스쥐
woestijnratgerbilrenmuisspringmuis
gerbilgerbilogerborato-do-deserto
ökenråtta
สัตว์ทะเลทรายขนาดเล็กคล้ายหนู
chuột nhảy

gerbil

[ˈdʒɜːbɪl] Ngerbo m, jerbo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gerbil

[ˈdʒɜːrbɪl] ngerbille f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gerbil

nWüstenspringmaus f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gerbil

[ˈdʒɜːbɪl] ngerbillo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gerbil

يَرْبُوع pískomil hoppemus Wüstenrennmaus ποντίκι jerbo gerbiili gerbille zamorac gerbillo アレチネズミ 게르빌루스쥐 woestijnrat ørkenrotte myszoskoczek gerbil, gerbo песчанка ökenråtta สัตว์ทะเลทรายขนาดเล็กคล้ายหนู çöl faresi chuột nhảy 沙鼠
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The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two stricken gerbils "thrown out like rubbish"were found in Coatbridge.
A woman was caught trying to smuggle 24 gerbils under her skirt at a customs checkpoint in a&nbsp;port on Taiwan's outer island of Kinmen on Friday.
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But for many folks, hamsters and gerbils are just right, making for the ideal first or supplemental pet and providing a coveted combination of low maintenance and playful fun in an ultra-portable package.
Q My gerbils sometimes stop moving and then shake for a while.
The choice of pet depends greatly on a family's circumstances but gerbils continue to be a popular first pet for children and adults alike.
Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are excellent models for acute neosporosis, since they are highly susceptible to N.
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Pet gerbils are not much bigger than a mouse.Great gerbils are rabbit-sized Expert Julian Baker reassures parents that their pets are not a worry after historians said great gerbils not rats were behind the bubonic plague
He explains about some of the more exciting pets you can get such as dogs, bears, dragons and their total superiority over gerbils. In response, his sister sets up a game between them, with the gerbil running up the boys sleeve and a grand hide and seek game developing, which brings about a change in her brothers attitude to gerbils!