also ~le noun Etymology: French ~le, from New Latin Gerbillus, diminutive of gerboa, jerboa jerboa Date: 1849 any of numerous Old World burrowing desert rodents ( Gerbillus and related genera) with long hind legs adapted for leaping
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Meaning of GERBIL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012