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jarbu
Arabic · medieval
"jumping desert rodent"
literally "flesh of the loins," naming the rodent for its powerful hind legs
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jerboa
Modern Latin · 1600s
"desert rodent genus"
adopted into European natural history nomenclature
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Stage 3 of 3
jerboa
English · 1660s
"small desert rodent"
entered English as the common name for the small jumping rodent
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