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Definition of Jerboa

1. Noun. Mouselike jumping rodent.

Definition of Jerboa

1. n. Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D. Ægyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail.

Definition of Jerboa

1. Noun. A small, mouse-like, jumping rodent (family ''Dipodidae'') resembling a miniature kangaroo, having a long tufted tail, very small fore feet, but very long hind legs, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa. ¹

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Definition of Jerboa

1. a small rodent [n -S]

Medical Definition of Jerboa

1. Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, especially. D. Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. Alternative forms: gerboa. The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope. Jerboa kangaroo, small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare. Origin: Ar. Yarb'. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Jerboa

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

1. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770 by James Bruce (1804)
"The jerboa is a small harmless animal of the desert, nearly the size of a common rat: the skin very smooth and shining, of a brown tinged with yellow or ..."

2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The body is about as large as a rat's, of a fawn color above and white below, the black tuft of the tail white tipped. From its generic Egyptian jerboa ..."

3. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"1 [There is a drawing of an animal in Sir Joseph Banks's library, called the jerboa of Dr. Reinhold Forster, much like a jerboa, but much larger, ..."

4. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770 by James Bruce (1805)
"The jerboa ka small harmless animal of the desert, nearly the size of a common rat: the skin very smooth and shining, of a brown tinged with yellow or gold ..."

5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The body is about as large as a rat's, of a fawn color above and white below, the black tuft of the tail white tipped. From its generic Egyptian jerboa ..."

6. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1860)
"jerboa, the principal old world representative of the rodent sub-family ... The best known species is the Egyptian jerboa (dipit* . 7-.'7.v/''< "'. Licht.). ..."

7. Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy by William Bingley (1803)
"THE jerboa TRIBE. THE jerboas seem, in many respects, both of conformation ... THE SIBERIAN jerboa.* This species is found in different parts of the eastern ..."

8. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1816)
"... Pallas —Unwholesome Situation of the Town—Mus Jaculus, or jerboa—Observations of Bochart and others upon that Animal—BAK. ..."

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