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jird

[jeerd]

jird

[jeerd]
noun
1.
any of several species of small, burrowing rodents of the genus Meriones, subfamily Gerbillinae, inhabiting dry regions of Asia and northern Africa.
2.
gerbil (def. 2).

Origin:
said to be < Berber
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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jird

noun
gerbil of northern Africa 
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