gerbil
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gerbil
- /ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/ US
- /ˈdʒɜːbl̩/ UK
Sounds like Dyirbal · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bəl
Where it comes from
From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”). Doublet of jerboa.
noun gerbils · gerbille · jerbil · gerbill
- A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
verb gerbils · gerbiling · gerbilling · gerbiled · gerbilled
- To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
- To insert a small animal (typically a gerbil, supposedly) into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).
Translations
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noun small rodent
| Español | gerbillo, gerbil, merión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スナネズミ sunanezumi, ジャービル jābiru |
| 中文 | 沙鼠 shāshǔ |
| Português | gerbilo |
| Français | gerbille |
| Deutsch | Rennmaus, Wüstenrennmaus, mongolische Rennmaus |
| Italiano | gerbillo, ratto delle sabbie |
| Română | gerbil |
| Русский | песча́нка pesčánka |
| Tiếng Việt | chuột nhảy |
| العربية | عَضَل ʕaḍal |
Talk about this word "gerbil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gerbil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gerbil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gerbil "gerbil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gerbil.Cite this
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