typical jerboa
- noun
- Indian
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jerboá típico
- A typical jerboa can leap up to three meters in a single bound.
Examples
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The typical jerboa uses its long hind legs to leap across the desert sand.
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Naturalists observed a typical jerboa foraging for seeds beneath the moonlit sky.
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A typical jerboa can cover surprising distances in a single bound.
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The typical jerboa is known for its impressive jumping ability.
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Naturalists observed a typical jerboa foraging for seeds beneath the moonlit sky.
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The typical jerboa uses its long hind legs to leap across the desert sand.
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A typical jerboa can cover surprising distances in a single bound.
Synonyms
A small animal like a mouse with long back legs that jumps in deserts
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'typical' (representative) simply modifies 'jerboa' (a mouselike jumping rodent), so the meaning 'a jerboa that is representative of the species' is directly derivable from its parts. This is a common and transparent adjectival modification pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Typical jerboa names the usual small desert rodent. Typical means 'usual' and jerboa is the name for a tiny hopping animal. Picture a night creature with very long back legs and a long tail that hops across the sand like a tiny kangaroo, and you will see why typical jerboa means 'a small, nocturnal, jumping rodent'.
