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NOUN (1)

1. mouselike jumping rodent;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jerboa n 1: mouselike jumping rodent