JERBOA


Meaning of JERBOA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jər-ˈbō-ə, jer- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic yarbū‘

Date: 1662

: any of several social nocturnal jumping rodents (family Dipodidae) of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa having a long tail and long hind legs

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