JERBOA


Meaning of JERBOA in English

/ dʒɜːˈbəʊə; NAmE dʒɜːrˈboʊə/ noun

a rat with very long back legs, which lives in deserts in Africa, the Middle East and Asia

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: modern Latin , from Arabic yarbū“ .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.