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jerboa definition

jer·boa (jər bō′ə)

noun

any of a family (Dipodidae) of small, nocturnal, leaping rodents of N Africa and Asia, with very long hind legs

Etymology: Ar yarbūʼ

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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