[ger.bil] also ger.bille n [F gerbille, fr. NL Gerbillus, dim. of gerboa, jerboa jerboa] (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 English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012