GERBIL


Meaning of GERBIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ger·bille ˈjər-bəl

Etymology: French gerbille, 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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