slovo | definícia |
jerboa (encz) | jerboa,tarbík n: [zoo.] pouštní hlodavec Ritchie |
Jerboa (gcide) | Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)
Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. {Dipus
Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent
countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail. [Written also gerboa.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
[1913 Webster]
Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
[1913 Webster] |
jerboa (wn) | jerboa
n 1: mouselike jumping rodent |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
jerboa (encz) | jerboa,tarbík n: [zoo.] pouštní hlodavec Ritchie |
jerboa kangaroo (encz) | jerboa kangaroo, n: |
jerboa rat (encz) | jerboa rat, n: |
kangaroo jerboa (encz) | kangaroo jerboa, n: |
typical jerboa (encz) | typical jerboa, n: |
Jerboa kangaroo (gcide) | Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)
Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. {Dipus
Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent
countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail. [Written also gerboa.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
[1913 Webster]
Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
[1913 Webster] |
jerboa (wn) | jerboa
n 1: mouselike jumping rodent |
jerboa kangaroo (wn) | jerboa kangaroo
n 1: brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: jerboa kangaroo,
kangaroo jerboa] |
jerboa rat (wn) | jerboa rat
n 1: large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping |
kangaroo jerboa (wn) | kangaroo jerboa
n 1: brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: jerboa kangaroo,
kangaroo jerboa] |
typical jerboa (wn) | typical jerboa
n 1: small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid
parts of Asia and northern Africa |
|