JIRD


Meaning of JIRD in English

[ dʒə:d ]

■ noun a long-tailed burrowing rodent related to the gerbils, found in deserts and steppes from North Africa to China. [Genus Meriones : several species.]

Origin

from Berber (a)gherda .

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