Jerboa
Jerboa , noun
[Arabic yarbū‘.]
(Zoology) 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.
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 (Zoology) , small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare.