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gerbil

gerbil

English

A gerbil.

Alternative forms

  • gerble (verb)

Noun

gerbil (plural gerbils)

  1. One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

Translations

Verb

gerbil (third-person singular simple present gerbils, present participle gerbilling or gerbiling, simple past and past participle gerbilled or gerbiled)

  1. To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
  2. (slang) To insert a small animal into the rectum of a person.

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