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gerbil
noun
1. Any of numerous small burrowing rodents with long hind legs and a long furry tail. They are native to desert and semi-desert regions of Asia and Africa, and are often kept as children's pets.
Etymology
: 19c: from Latin
gerbillus
little jerboa.
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