ger|bille

ger|bille
ger|bil or ger|bille «JUR buhl», noun.
any one of a group of small rodents with short forelegs and long hind legs, native to desert regions of Africa, Asia, and eastern Europe. Gerbils are smaller than rats, are used in scientific research, and are kept as pets.
[< French gerbille, learned borrowing from New Latin Gerbillus the genus name (diminutive) < gerbo or jerbo jerboa]

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  • Gerbille — Gerbil Ger bil (j[ e]r b[i^]l), Gerbille Ger bille (zh[asl]r b[ e]l ), n. [F. gerbille. Cf. {Jerboa}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus {Gerbillus} and related genera of the subfamily… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Meriones unguiculatus — Gerbil Ger bil (j[ e]r b[i^]l), Gerbille Ger bille (zh[asl]r b[ e]l ), n. [F. gerbille. Cf. {Jerboa}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus {Gerbillus} and related genera of the subfamily… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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