jerboa

名词 jerboa:

1. mouselike jumping rodent

jer.bo.a

n.（名词）
Any of various small, nocturnal, leaping rodents of the family Dipodidae of Asia and northern Africa, having long hind legs and a long, tufted tail.
跳鼠：一种亚洲和北美洲的常在夜间跳跃活动的小型跳鼠科啮齿类动物，长有长的后腿和长的卷尾

来源：
Medieval Latin jerbôa
中世纪拉丁语 jerbôa
from Arabic jarbô` [flesh of the loins]
源自 阿拉伯语 jarbô` [腰部肌肉]