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- Arabic · derived fromجَرْبُوع
- English todayjerboa
From Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ). Doublet of gerbil.
Words from the same roots
Arabicجَرْبُوع all →
gerbil
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
jerboa
Today it means: Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs. Full definition →
Arabic جَرْبُوع