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noun
Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping.
synonym: gerbil.
is a specific kind of: gnawer, rodent.
is a broader term that covers: jird | Meriones unguiculatus, tamarisk gerbil | Meriones longifrons, sand rat.
is a member of: Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae.
Dutch: gerbil
Find more on gerbille elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.
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