DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
18.118.0.48
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

4 definitions found

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ger·bil /ˈʤɝbəl/
 沙鼠

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ger·bil /ˈʤɝbəl/ 名詞
 沙土鼠:非洲及亞洲西南部傳播鼠疫的嚙齒動物

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ger·bil Ger·bille n.
 1. Zool. One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae. They have long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping.  In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
 ◄ ►

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 gerbil
      n : small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale
          fur and hind legs adapted for leaping [syn: gerbille]