Definition of Gerbil
{ Ger"bil (j&etilde;r"b&ibreve;l), ||Ger`bille"
(zh&asl;r`b&esl;l"), } n. [F. gerbille. Cf.
Jerboa.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of
small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In
their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa,
India, and Southern Europe.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Zoöl.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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