gerbil meaning

Noun: gerbil  jurbil

1. Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
   - gerbille

Derived forms: gerbils

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Part of: Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae

Encyclopedia: Gerbil

[Medicine]
A subfamily of the Muridae consisting of several genera including Gerbillus,Rhombomys,Tatera,Meriones,and Psammomys.also ger·bille n : any of numerous Old World burrowing desert rodents (Gerbillus and related genera) with long hind legs adapted for leaping

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1. you know, like a dog or a budgie or a gerbil or something
2. that sounds like something you name a gerbil
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4. astroglial responses in hippocampal ca1 region and effects of moderat e hypothermia after transient forebrain ischemia in gerbils
5. effects of breviscapine parenteral solution on energy metabolism and cerebral edema after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in gerbils