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   Jerboa , n. [Ar. yarbū‘.] (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.]
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   ☞ 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.
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