Allactaga

noun

Al·​lac·​ta·​ga

variants or less commonly Alactaga

ə-ˈlak-tə-gə

: a genus of small Asian jerboas having five toes on the hind feet

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Mongolian (Khalkha) alagdaaxaj "long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso)"

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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