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noun - mouselike jumping rodent
Any of various small, nocturnal, leaping rodents of the family Dipodidae of Asia and northern Africa, having long hind legs and a long, tufted tail.
noun - a small rodent
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| Seen here, this jumping mouselike rodent can jump faster than a human can run |
| With a name adapted from Arabic, this mouse-like desert rodent can leap 10 feet in a single bound |
| The term "gerbil" is a corruption of the name of this similar but unrelated hopping animal of the desert |
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| a desert-dwelling rodent with very long hind legs that enable it to walk upright and perform long jumps, found from North Africa to central Asia. |
| mouselike jumping rodent |
| Any of various small nocturnal leaping rodents of the family Dipodidae of Asia and northern Africa, having long hind legs and a long tufted tail. |
| Jerboa description |
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| The jerboa (from Arabic: jarb ) forms the bulk of the membership of the family Dipodidae. Jerboas are hopping desert rodents found throughout Arabia, Northern Africa and Asia east to northern China and Manchuria. They tend to live in hot deserts.When chased, jerboas can run at up to 24 kilometres per hour (about 15 mph). Some species are preyed on by little owls (Athene noctua) in central Asia. Most species of jerboa have excellent hearing that they use to avoid becoming the prey of nocturnal predators. The typical lifespan of a jerboa is around six years. |
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