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gerbil

The correct spelling is gerbil.

How to pronounce gerbil

/ˈdʒɜːbl̩/
noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɜːbl̩/

Say it like: Jer-bil

The correct spelling is gerbil. 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, na…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 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

  1. 1.To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
  2. 2.To insert a small animal into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).

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