| NOUN | animal | gerbil, gerbille | small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping |
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| Meaning | small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. | |
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| Synonym | gerbille | |
| Member of | Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae | gerbils |
| Narrower | jird | gerbil of northern Africa |
| sand rat, Meriones longifrons | southern European gerbil | |
| tamarisk gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus | A gerbil that is popular as a pet | |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Spanish | gerbille, gerbillo, gerbo, jerbo | |
| Catalan | gerbille, jerbo, jerbu | |
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