gerbil
noun [C] /ˈdʒɜː.bəl/
/ˈdʒɝː-/ Definition
› a small animal similar to a mouse with long back legs that is often kept as a petRodents and similar animals
(Definition of gerbil noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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