jird
jird · jirds
Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain…Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.
More definitions
- gerbil of northern Africa
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.
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