The difference between Jerboa and Jird

When used as nouns, jerboa means any of a number of species comprising most of the family dipodidae, native to the deserts of asia and northern africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs, whereas jird means any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus and rodents of certain species in the genera , , and sometimes .


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  1. Jerboa as a noun:

    Any of a number of species comprising most of the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

  1. Jird as a noun:

    Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus and rodents of certain species in the genera , , and sometimes .

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