Definition
A genus of rodents that includes various species of gerbils found across Africa and Asia.
Etymology
Scientific Latin genus name derived from 'gerbil' with the Latinized masculine singular suffix '-us.' This is the formal scientific classification name established in biological taxonomy.
Kelly Says
When scientists discovered gerbils, they had to give them a proper Latin name—'Gerbillus' became the fancy official name that lets researchers worldwide know exactly which animals they're discussing.
Translations
CSČeština
gerbily
ɡɛr-bi-li
DADansk
gerbiler
ɡɛr-bi-lɛr
DEDeutsch
Gerbillus
ɡɛʁ-bi-luss
ELΕλληνικά
γερμπίλ
ɣɛr-bɪl
ESEspañol
gerbillus
ger-bi-luss
FISuomi
gerbilit
ɡɛr-bi-lit
FRFrançais
gerbillus
ʒɛr-bi-lʊs
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerbil
ʒɛr-bil
ITItaliano
gerbillus
ʒɛr-bi-llus
MSBahasa Melayu
gerbil
ʒɛr-bil
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျယ်ဘီလ်
ɡɛr-bi-l
NLNederlands
gerbils
ʒɛr-bɪls
NONorsk
gerbiler
ɡɛr-bi-lɛr
PLPolski
gerbily
ɡɛr-bi-li
PTPortuguês
gerbil
ʒɛr-bil
RORomână
gerbile
ʒɛr-bi-le
RUРусский
джервилл
dzher-vil'
SVSvenska
gerbiler
ɡɛr-bi-lɛr
SWKiswahili
gerbil
ʒɛr-bil
THไทย
หนูGerbil
noo ger-bil
UKУкраїнська
джервіл
ʒɛr-vil'
VITiếng Việt
chuột gerbil
chù-ot ger-bil