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jerboa kangaroo (encz) | jerboa kangaroo, 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.]
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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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jerboa kangaroo (wn) | jerboa kangaroo
n 1: brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: jerboa kangaroo,
kangaroo jerboa] |
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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.
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