jerboa
Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.
A kind of
- rodent
Kinds of jerboa
- typical jerboa
Related words
- jerboa kangaroo
- northern three-toed jerboa
Word history
From Arabic "جَرْبُوع".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “jerboa” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.