gerbil

单词音标

gerbil音标[\'dʒə:bil]

汉语翻译

【医】 沙土鼠(南非传播鼠疫的啮齿动物)

英语解释

名词 gerbil:

small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping

同义词：gerbille

详细解释

ger.bil

n.（名词）

Any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genusGerbillus and related genera of arid regions of Africa and Asia Minor, having long hind legs and a long tail.

沙鼠：一种沙鼠 属及非洲和小亚细亚干旱地区的相关种类的似鼠的小啮齿动物，有长的后腿及尾部

The Mongolian gerbil(Meriones unguiculatus), having large dark eyes and a long furry tail and often kept as a pet.

蒙古沙鼠：一种蒙古沙鼠（长爪沙鼠） ，有大而黑的眼睛及长而多毛的尾部，常被当作宠物豢养

来源：

French gerbille

法语 gerbille

from New Latin Gerbillus [genus name] [diminutive of] gerbô [jerboa] * see jerboa

源自 现代拉丁语 Gerbillus [种属名称] [] gerbô的小后缀 [小兔鼠] *参见 jerboa