gerbil — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

Verb

1. To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

2. To insert a small animal (typically a gerbil, supposedly) into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Slang

Noun

1. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping

   Synonyms

   gerbille

   Broader terms

   rodentgnawer