Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 06:17:36 06/18/01
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On June 18, 2001 at 07:26:53, Mogens Larsen wrote: >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 A small mouselike rodent :)) I wonder if this is what Bruce had in mind... //Peter
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