jird

English

Etymology

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Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a desert rodent with black tail tips, like many species in the genus ”) in a vulgar pronunciation.

Noun

jird (plural jirds)

1. Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus and rodents of certain species in the genera , , and sometimes .

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沙鼠屬／沙鼠属, 沙鼠 (shāshǔ)

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See also

• gerbil
• jerboa