OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11485

jerboa

/dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈbəʊ.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
gerbo • jerbo
Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.
The Arabs, who are forbidden all other kinds of mice, esteem these the greatest delicacies: as those people often are disappointed in digging after them, they have this proverb, "T…
The permanent burrows may have emergency exits — side tunnels ending at or near the surface — through which the jerboa "bursts" when threatened by a predator. Jerboas often lie on…
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