- gerbil ger·bil n
- ['dʒɜːbɪl]
gerbillo
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gerbil ger·bil n
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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
gerbil — ger·bil also ger·bille jər bəl n any of numerous Old World burrowing desert rodents (Gerbillus and related genera) with long hind legs adapted for leaping * * * ger·bil (jurґbəl) any of several species of small burrowing rodents of genus… … Medical dictionary
gerbil — ger|bil [ˈdʒə:bəl US ˈdʒə:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: gerbille, from Latin gerboa jerboa , a type of small animal, from Arabic yarbu ] a small animal with fur, a tail, and long back legs, that is often kept as a pet … Dictionary of contemporary English
gerbil — ger|bil [ dʒɜrbl ] noun count a small animal like a mouse with long back legs, that children often keep as a pet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gerbil — ger·bil … English syllables
gerbil — ger•bil [[t]ˈdʒɜr bəl[/t]] n. mam any small burrowing cricetid rodent of the subfamily Gerbilinae, with long hind legs, popular as a pet • Etymology: 1840–50; < F gerbille < NL gerbillus, dim. of gerbo jerboa … From formal English to slang
tamarisk gerbil — 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
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
jird — 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
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
sand rat — 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
