gerbil

/ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/

UK: /ˈdʒɜːbl̩/

gerbil

English Noun Top 28,551

Definition

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

Etymology

From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”). Doublet of jerboa.