A small rodent with long hind legs and a long tail, commonly kept as a pet in Europe.
French variant of 'gerbil,' derived from Arabic 'jarbu.' This form developed primarily in French and some European languages, distinct from the English 'gerbil.'
Language quirk: the French kept the original pronunciation closer to the Arabic while English speakers changed it to 'gerbil'—different languages borrowed the same animal name and made it their own!
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