Jerboa Definition

jər-bōə
noun
Any of a family (Dipodidae) of small, nocturnal, leaping rodents of N Africa and Asia, with very long hind legs.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jerboa

Noun

Singular:
jerboa
Plural:
jerboas

Origin of Jerboa

  • Medieval Latin jerbōa from Arabic jarbū‘

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic يربوع.

    From Wiktionary

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