Found 2 items, similar to Jerboa.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jerboa jerboa n : mouselike jumping rodent
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jerboa Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zo["o]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. Dipus [AE]gyptius , which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also gerboa.] [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope. [1913 Webster] Jerboa kangaroo (Zo["o]l.), small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare. [1913 Webster]