gerbil
A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the…A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
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» Is that a hamster or a gerbil?
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1 sensesA member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
Rennmaus, Wüstenrennmaus, mongolische Rennmaus
песча́нкаpesčánka
- small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
Examples
7 sentencesIs that a hamster or a gerbil?
Sami had a gerbil.
My gerbil has gone missing.
deMeine Rennmaus ist verschwunden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where do gerbils come from?
Where are wild gerbils found?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ,From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”). Doublet of jerboa.
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Forms
plural: gerbilsSynonyms
1 synonyms- small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping:gerbille
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.