jerboa

2 definitions found

jerboa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)
     Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. Dipus Aegyptius
     , 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 (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
        (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
        hare.
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jerboa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jerboa
      n 1: mouselike jumping rodent