Gerbil

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  • noun. Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genus Gerbillus and other genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae, having long hind legs and a long tail and inhabiting arid regions of Africa and Asia.
  • noun. A Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus) of the subfamily Gerbillinae, commonly domesticated and kept as a pet.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A book-name of any animal of the subfamily GerbillinÅ“.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae. They have long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
  • noun. A rodent (Meriones unguiculatus) of the subfamily Gerbillinae that is commonly kept as a pet; it is also called the tamarisk gerbil, sand rat and jird. Its natural habitats are the dry regions of Northern Africa and Asia.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • verb. To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
  • verb. To insert a small animal into the rectum of a person.
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  • noun. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
    • Word Usage
    "My cute pet gerbil is named after bat/dove decapitator Ozzy osbourne."
    cross-reference
    guinea pig  hamster  mouse  rat  
    Equivalent
    gerbille  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gnawer  rodent  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    jird  meriones longifrons  meriones unguiculatus  sand rat  tamarisk gerbil  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alloreactivity  anti-robot  antirobot  briery  endotracheal  
    variant
    jird  sand rat  tamarisk gerbil  
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