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• desert jerboa — egiptinis šoklys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Jaculus jaculus angl. desert jerboa; lesser Egyptian jerboa vok. Wüstenspringmaus rus. египетский тушканчик pranc. gerboise du steppe ryšiai: platesnis …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

• jerboa — (n.) small desert rodent, 1660s, Modern Latin, from Arabic jarbu flesh of the loins, also the name of a small jumping rodent of North Africa. Cf. GERBIL (Cf. gerbil) …   Etymology dictionary

• jerboa — ► NOUN ▪ a desert dwelling rodent with very long hind legs found from North Africa to central Asia. ORIGIN Latin, from Arabic …   English terms dictionary

• Jerboa — Taxobox name = Jerboa fossil range = Middle Miocene Recent image width = 200px image caption = Jaculus jaculus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia superfamilia = Dipodoidea familia = Dipodidae familia authority …   Wikipedia

• jerboa — /jeuhr boh euh, jer /, n. any of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus and Dipus, with long hind legs used for jumping. [1655 65; < NL < Ar yarbu ; see GERBIL] * * * ▪ rodent Introduction       any of 33… …   Universalium

• desert rat — noun a) A jerboa, including species such as Jaculus orientalis and the Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Jaculus jaculus, which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa. b) A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th… …   Wiktionary

• desert rat — /dɛzət ˈræt/ (say dezuht rat) noun 1. → jerboa. 2. Military Colloquial a member of the various Allied forces who fought in the desert campaigns in North Africa, 1941–42, especially one who assisted in the defence of Tobruk. {def. 2 named after… …  

• jerboa — /dʒɜˈboʊə / (say jer bohuh) noun 1. a small carnivorous marsupial Antechinomys laniger, which inhabits the central desert of Australia and resembles the jerboa (def. 2), although it does not hop; kultarr. 2. any of various mouse like rodents of… …  

• desert — 1. v. 1 tr. abandon, give up, leave (deserted the sinking ship). 2 tr. forsake or abandon (a cause or a person, people, etc., having claims on one) (deserted his wife and children). 3 tr. fail (his presence of mind deserted him). 4 intr. Mil. run …   Useful english dictionary

• jerboa — n. any small desert rodent of the family Dipodidae with long hind legs and the ability to make large jumps. Etymology: mod.L f. Arab. yarbu flesh of loins, jerboa …   Useful english dictionary

• desert rat kangaroo — plikakrūtė kengūra statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Caloprymnus campestris angl. bluff nosed rat kangaroo; desert rat kangaroo; plain loving jerboa kangaroo; plains rat kangaroo vok. Nacktbrustkänguruh …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas