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Definition of Gerbille

1. Noun. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping.

Definition of Gerbille

1. Noun. (dated form of gerbil) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gerbille

1. gerbil [n -S] - See also: gerbil

Medical Definition of Gerbille

1. One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe. Origin: F. Gerbille. Cf. Jerboa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gerbille

Literary usage of Gerbille

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas Mountains by Henry Baker Tristram (1860)
"(De Selys' gerbille). Besides these specics, all of which occur in various ... Minutus, Blainville (pigmy gerbille). ..."

2. List of the Specimens of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1843)
"The BLACK-TAILED gerbille. GERBILLUS melanurus. ... The MOUNTAIN gerbille. GERBILLUS montanus, A. Smith. Illus. SA Zool. t. 36. f. 1. a. Cape of Good Hope, ..."

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