ger·bil
noun/ˈdʒɜːbɪl/
/ˈdʒɜːrbɪl/
- a small desert animal like a mouse, one type of which is often kept as a pet
Topics Animalsc2沙鼠 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French gerbille, from modern Latin gerbillus, diminutive of gerboa, from Arabic yarbū“.