Gerbil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of arid regions of Africa and Asia Minor, having long hind legs and a long tail.
  • n. The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), having large dark eyes and a long furry tail and often kept as a pet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
  • v. To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
  • v. To insert a small animal into the rectum of a person.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae. They have long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
  • n. A rodent (Meriones unguiculatus) of the subfamily Gerbillinae that is commonly kept as a pet; it is also called the tamarisk gerbil, sand rat and jird. Its natural habitats are the dry regions of Northern Africa and Asia.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A book-name of any animal of the subfamily Gerbillinœ.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
  • Equivalent
    gerbille   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gnawer    rodent   
    Cross Reference
    mouse    hamster    rat    guinea pig   
    Variant
    tamarisk gerbil    sand rat    jird   
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