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Meaning of gerbil

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gerbil

Pronunciation:/ˈdʒɜːbl̩//ˈdʒɝbl̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and certain other genera in subfamily Gerbillinae, with leaping powers resembling the jerboa, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

verb

Definitions

  1. To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.

  2. To insert a small animal into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).