jerboa
(noun) mouselike jumping rodent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jerboa (plural jerboas)
Any of a number of species comprising most of 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.
• (rodent of family Dipodidae): dipodid
• Jarboe
Source: Wiktionary
Jer*bo"a, n. Etym: [Ar. yarb.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D. Ægyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also gerboa.]
Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope. Jerboa kangaroo (Zoöl.), small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
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