Found 2 items, similar to jerboa.
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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.]
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Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the
Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
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Jerboa kangaroo (Zo["o]l.), small Australian kangaroo
(
Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
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