English Dictionary

jerboa

名詞

Any of a number of species comprising most of the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

日本語の意味

アジアおよび北アフリカの砂漠に生息する、デイポディダエ科に属する小型の跳躍性げっ歯類。前肢が非常に小さく、後肢が非常に長く、房状の長い尾が特徴です。

The jerboa darted across the dunes, its tufted tail steadying each spectacular bound.

その砂漠に生息する長い後ろ脚と房毛のある尾を持つ小さな跳ねるげっ歯類は砂丘を駆け抜け、房毛のある尾で見事な跳躍のバランスを取った。

意味（1）

Any of a number of species comprising most of the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

The Arabs, who are forbidden all other kinds of mice, esteem these the greatest delicacies: as those people often are disappointed in digging after them, they have this proverb, To buy a hole instead of a jerboa.

jerboas （ plural ）