noun
Meaning 1
Dated spelling of gerbil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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gerbille
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noun
Meaning 2
small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gerbil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rodent, gnawer
Narrower terms: jird, tamarisk gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, sand rat, Meriones longifrons
History
Etymology
French gerbille. Compare jerboa.