English-Thai Dictionary
jerboa
N สัตว์ คล้าย หนู มี ขา หลังยาว จึง กระโดด ได้ พบ ใน อาฟริกา เหนือ และ เอเชีย
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
JERBOA
n.A quadruped having very short fore legs.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
JERBOA
Jer *bo "a, n. Etym: [Ar. yarb.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any small jumping rodent of the 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. ]
Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope. Jerboa kangaroo (Zoöl.), small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata ), about the size of a common hare.
New American Oxford Dictionary
jerboa
jer bo a |jərˈbōə ʤərˈboʊə | ▶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, including the rough-legged (or northern three-toed ) jerboa (Dipus sagitta ).] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Arabic yarbū ‘.
Oxford Dictionary
jerboa
jerboa |dʒəːˈbəʊə, ˈdʒəːbəʊə | ▶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 cent.: modern Latin, from Arabic yarbū ‘.
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