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6 words match “JERBOA”

JERBOA n.
e 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. [Written also gerboa.]
BETTONG n.
A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.
GERBIL; GERBILLE n.
umping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
GERBOA n.
The jerboa.
JUMPING p.
p about. -- Jumping deer (Zoöl.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. -- Jumping jack, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. -- Jumping louse (Zoöl.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are in…
MYOMORPHA n.
An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.