Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 04:26:53 06/18/01
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On June 18, 2001 at 06:58:17, Peter Fendrich wrote: >Does the name gerbil mean something? I don't find it in the lexicon. ger·bil (jûrbl) n. Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of arid regions of Africa and Asia Minor, having long hind legs and a long tail. The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), having large dark eyes and a long furry tail and often kept as a pet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [French gerbille, from New Latin Gerbillus, genus name, from diminutive of gerb, jerboa, variant of Medieval Latin jerba. See jerboa.] Regards, Mogens
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