jerboa /jərˈbōə, dʒərˈboʊə 
/ ▸ noun a desert-dwelling rodent with very long hind legs that enable it to walk upright and perform long jumps, found from North Africa to central Asia. Family
Dipodidae: several genera and species
. – ORIGIN mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Arabic yarbū‘.
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