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1 jerboa
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2 ♦ desert
♦ desert /ˈdɛzət/A n.deserto ( anche fig.): the Sahara Desert, il deserto del Sahara; This place is a desert in the winter, questo posto è un deserto d'inverno; a cultural desert, un deserto culturaleB a.● desert boots, scarponcini di pelle scamosciata con suola di para; (mil.) stivaletti da deserto □ (zool.) desert rat ( Jaculus jaculus) topo delle piramidi; jerboa; (fig.) soldato della 7a Divisione Corazzata Britannica ( nella guerra del Nord Africa del 1941-42).(to) desert /dɪˈzɜ:t/A v. t.abbandonare; lasciare: He has deserted his family, ha abbandonato la famiglia; to desert one's party, lasciare il proprio partito; His courage deserted him, gli è venuto meno il coraggio; Consumers are deserting newspapers for new media, i consumatori stanno abbandonando i giornali a vantaggio di nuovi mediaB v. i.● (mil.) to desert the colours, disertare □ (econ.) to desert the land, abbandonare la terra □ (mil.) to desert one's post, abbandonare il posto.
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Jerboa — Jer*bo a, n. [Ar. yarb[=u] .] (Zo[ o]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {Dipus [AE]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also {gerboa}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jerboa — jerboá s. m. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic JERBOÁ s. m. mamifer rozător, având labele picioarelor lungi, cu trei degete, care sare şi sapă galerii. (< lat. gerboa) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Jerboa — Jerboa, so v.w. Gerboa … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Jerboa — Jerboa, s. Springmäuse … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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 — [jər bō′ə] n. [Ar yarbūʼ] any of a family (Dipodidae) of small, nocturnal, leaping rodents of N Africa and Asia, with very long hind legs … English World 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
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… …
jerboa — urvinis šokliukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Alactagulus pygmaeus angl. jerboa; lesser five toed jerboa; little earth hare vok. Erdhase; Zwergpferdespringer; Zwergspringer rus. земляной зайчик;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
