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Definition of jerboa noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jerboa

noun
 
/dʒɜːˈbəʊə/
 
/dʒɜːrˈbəʊə/
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  1. a rat with very long back legs, which lives in deserts in Africa, the Middle East and Asia
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Arabic yarbū“.
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