English > gerbille: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. |
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| Synonym | gerbil |
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| Member of | Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae | gerbils |
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| Narrower | jird | gerbil of northern Africa |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | gerbille, gerbillo, gerbo, jerbo |
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| Catalan | gerbille, jerbo, jerbu |
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