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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gerboa \Ger*bo"a\, n. (Zool.)
   The jerboa.
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2. 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.
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   Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
      (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
      hare.
      [1913 Webster]

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