First Known Use: 1662
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jerboa
noun jer·boa \jər-ˈbō-ə, jer-\
Definition of JERBOA
: any of several social nocturnal jumping rodents (family Dipodidae) of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa having a long tail and long hind legs
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Origin of JERBOA
New Latin, from Arabic yarbūʽ
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