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Gerbil

Gerbil

a name applied to any of 13 genera of small rodents (subfamily Gerbillinae) from Africa and Asia; they resemble jerboas or kangaroo rats and can survive without drinking water.

Origin: mod. L. Gerbillus, fr. Arab.


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