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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) orgerbille
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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Noun | 1. | gerbil - 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 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 |
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Translations
pískomil
hoppemus
Wüstenrennmausmongolische RennmausRennmaus
gerbiili
zamorac
gerbilloratto della sabbiatopolino del deserto
アレチネズミ
게르빌루스쥐
woestijnratgerbilrenmuisspringmuis
ökenråtta
สัตว์ทะเลทรายขนาดเล็กคล้ายหนู
chuột nhảy
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
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gerbil
n → Wüstenspringmaus f
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gerbil
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