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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: jird
jird
n : gerbil of northern Africa
English → English (gcide)
Definition: jird
Gerbil
\Ger"bil\ (j[~e]r"b[i^]l), Gerbille
\Ger`bille"\
(zh[asl]r`b[-e]l"), n. [F. gerbille. Cf.
Jerboa.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of small, jumping,
murine burrowing rodents, of the genus
Gerbillus and
related genera of the subfamily
Gerbillinae. They have
long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. In
their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They
inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zo["o]l.) A rodent (
Meriones unguiculatus) of the
subfamily
Gerbillinae that is commonly kept as a pet; it
is also called the
tamarisk gerbil,
sand rat and
jird. Its natural habitats are the dry regions of
Northern Africa and Asia.
[PJC]
jird
\jird\ n.
Any of several North African gerbils.
[WordNet 1.5]
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