/ ˈdʒɜːbɪl; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrbɪl/ noun
a small desert animal like a mouse, that is often kept as a pet
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French gerbille , from modern Latin gerbillus , diminutive of gerboa , from Arabic yarbū“ .
/ ˈdʒɜːbɪl; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrbɪl/ noun
a small desert animal like a mouse, that is often kept as a pet
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French gerbille , from modern Latin gerbillus , diminutive of gerboa , from Arabic yarbū“ .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005