1) Animal in an exercise wheel 2) Burrowing pet 3) Common pet rodent 4) Desert rodent 5) Exercise wheel user 6) French word used in English 7) Furry pet 8) Gerbille 9) Gnawer 10) Gnawing animal 11) Mouse-like rodent 12) Pet in a cage 13) Pet on a wheel 14) Pet rodent 15) Pet store offering 16) Playful rodent
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1) Gerbille 2) Jird 3) Pet
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A gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as `desert rats`, the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. Most are primarily diurnal (though some, including the common household pet, do exhibit crepuscular .....
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• (n.) Alt. of Gerbille
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any of more than 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. One ... [2 related articles]
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A name applied to any of 13 genera of small rodents (subfamily Gerbillinae) from Africa and Asia; they resemble jerboas or kangaroo rats and can survive without drinking water. ... Origin: Mod. L. Gerbillus, fr. Arab. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Ger'bil (jẽr'bĭl),
Ger`bille' (zhar`bel') noun [ French gerbille . Confer Jerboa .] (Zoology) One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus . In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa...
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[n] - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
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gerbille noun small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
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Any of numerous rodents with elongated back legs, good at hopping or jumping. Gerbils range from mouse- to rat-size, and have hairy tails. Many of the 13 genera live in dry, sandy, or sparsely vegetated areas of Africa and Asia. (Family Cricetidae.) The Mongolian jird or gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) is a popular pet
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