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gerbil
/ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/
verb 2noun 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
missing
VERB + GERBIL
bought
Definitions
noun
1
A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
verb
1
To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
2
To insert a small animal (typically a gerbil, supposedly) into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale
- gerbille
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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My gerbil has gone missing.
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Sami bought Layla a gerbil.
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Sami had a gerbil.
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Is Cookie a hamster or a gerbil?
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Is that a hamster or a gerbil?
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