gerbille

Other forms: gerbilles

Definitions of gerbille
  1. noun
    small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
    synonyms: gerbil
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    types:
    jird
    gerbil of northern Africa
    Meriones unguiculatus, tamarisk gerbil
    a gerbil that is popular as a pet
    Meriones longifrons, sand rat
    southern European gerbil
    type of:
    gnawer, rodent
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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