Definitions

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  • noun jerboas

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Examples

  • Lesser jerboa Jaculus jaculus and common spiny mouse Acomys dimidiatus are less common.

    Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Oman 2008

  • These include fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus and Psammomys vexillaris), which are adapted to feed on the leaves and stems of salty succulents, as well as other desert-adapted species such as Meriones shawi, M. crassus, Jaculus jaculus, J. orientalis, Massoutiera mzabi, Ctenodactylus vali, C. gundi, and Pachyuromys duprasi.

    Saharan halophytics 2008

  • Mediterranean tortoise (Testudo graeca), Lebetine viper (Vipera lebetina), Western boa (Eryx jaculus), and Dahl's Whip Snake (Coluber najadum) inhabit the region.

    Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe 2008

  • 11: 29, Isa. 66: 17 this word is used generically, and includes the jerboa (Mus jaculus), rat, hamster (Cricetus), which, though declared to be unclean animals, were eaten by the Arabs, and are still eaten by the

    Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

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