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jer·​boa | \ jər-ˈbō-ə How to pronounce jerboa (audio) , jer- \

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

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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)," 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)," 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

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First Known Use of jerboa

1662, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for jerboa

New Latin, from Arabic yarbūʽ

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“Jerboa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerboa. Accessed 11 Apr. 2021.

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