jerboa

jer·boa | \ jər-ˈbō-ə

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Definition of jerboa

: any of several social nocturnal jumping rodents (family Dipodidae) of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa having a long tail and long hind legs

Examples of jerboa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. — Quanta Magazine, "Gene Drives Work in Mice (if They’re Female)," 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. — Quanta Magazine, "Gene Drives Work in Mice (if They’re Female)," 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. — Quanta Magazine, "Gene Drives Work in Mice (if They’re Female)," 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. — Quanta Magazine, "Gene Drives Work in Mice (if They’re Female)," 23 Jan. 2019 Try not to squeal when one lunges for a jerboa that runs across the frame in this video. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Watch First Video of Sand Cat Kittens Romping in the Wild," 12 Oct. 2017 The long-eared jerboa’s body is up to 3.5 inches (8.9 centimeters) long, while its tail is twice that long, at up to 6.4 inches (16 centimeters). — Chris Mattison, National Geographic, "Nice Caboose: Animals With the Longest Tails," 30 Apr. 2016

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“Jerboa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerboa. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020.

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