名詞 gerbil:

1. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
   同義詞：gerbille

ger.bil

n.（名詞）
Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genusGerbillus and related genera of arid regions of Africa and Asia Minor, having long hind legs and a long tail.
沙鼠：一種沙鼠 屬及非洲和小亞細(xì)亞干旱地區(qū)的相關(guān)種類的似鼠的小嚙齒動(dòng)物，有長(zhǎng)的后腿及尾部
The Mongolian gerbil(Meriones unguiculatus), having large dark eyes and a long furry tail and often kept as a pet.
蒙古沙鼠：一種蒙古沙鼠（長(zhǎng)爪沙鼠） ，有大而黑的眼睛及長(zhǎng)而多毛的尾部，常被當(dāng)作寵物豢養(yǎng)

來源：
French gerbille
法語(yǔ) gerbille
from New Latin Gerbillus [genus name] [diminutive of] gerbô [jerboa] * see jerboa
源自 現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) Gerbillus [種屬名稱] [] gerbô的小后綴 [小兔鼠] *參見 jerboa