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

jerboa

noun

/dʒɜːˈbəʊə/

/dʒɜːrˈbəʊə/

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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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