jerboa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

/dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈbəʊ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jerboa.wav

jerboa jerboas

From Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ). Doublet of gerbil.

dipodid

gerbil jird

jerboa kangaroo northern three-toed jerboa

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