gerbilo

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Etymology

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From Portuguese gerbilo, English gerbil, French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, jerboa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡerˈbilo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: ger‧bi‧lo

Noun

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gerbilo (accusative singular gerbilon, plural gerbiloj, accusative plural gerbilojn)

  1. gerbil (small rodent)

Portuguese

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Noun

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gerbilo m (plural gerbilos)

  1. (zoology) gerbil (small rodent)
    Synonym: rato-do-deserto