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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: gerbilMain Entry: ger·bil Variant(s): also ger·bille \ˈjər-bəl\ Function: noun Etymology: French gerbille, from New Latin Gerbillus, diminutive of gerboa, jerboa jerboa Date: 1849 : any of numerous Old World burrowing desert rodents (Gerbillus and related genera) with long hind legs adapted for leaping 
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