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Word entry · 6 letters

gerbil

Best crossword clue

"Small desert pet"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/Part of speech nounSorted begilrStarts with GEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping

Word origin

From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”). Doublet of jerboa.

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