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gerbil

ger·bil [ júrb'l ] (plural ger·bils)


noun 
Definition:
 
small rodent: a small rodent resembling a mouse with long back legs. Native to: hot dry parts of Africa, Asia.

[Mid-19th century. Via French gerbille< modern Latin gerbillus, diminutive of gerboa (see jerboa)]
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