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Gerboa
(gcide) | Gerboa \Ger*bo"a\, n. (Zool.)
The jerboa.
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gerboa
(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.]
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Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
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Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
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daggerboard
(encz) | daggerboard, n: |
fingerboard
(encz) | fingerboard,klaviatura n: Zdeněk Brož |
fingerboard
(gcide) | fingerboard \fingerboard\ n.
1. a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index
finger.
Syn: fingerpost.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a bank of keys on a musical instrument.
Syn: piano keyboard, clavier.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed
instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the
strings are held against the wood with the fingers.
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Gerboa
(gcide) | Gerboa \Ger*bo"a\, n. (Zool.)
The jerboa.
[1913 Webster]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.
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daggerboard
(wn) | daggerboard
n 1: a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be
lowered into the water to serve as a keel |
fingerboard
(wn) | fingerboard
n 1: a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger
[syn: fingerpost, fingerboard]
2: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {piano
keyboard}, fingerboard, clavier]
3: a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed
instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings
are held against the wood with the fingers |
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