Gerbillus

noun

Ger·​bil·​lus

jərˈbiləs

: a genus of rodents that constitutes with various related genera a subfamily of Cricetidae and comprises typical gerbils of Africa and Asia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of gerboa, jerboa, from Arabic yarbūʽ

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