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nounsmall Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
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- Frenchgerbille
- Englishgerbille
French gerbille. Compare jerboa.
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gerbille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerbille
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“gerbille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerbille. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerbille,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerbille.
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