noun, feminine/ʒɛʁ.bwaz/plural: gerboises
jerboa
“La tête ressemble assez à celles des petites gerboises ; il y a des moustaches autour de la gueule et aux angles des yeux.” — The head looks quite similar to that of small jerboas. There are whiskers around the snout and at the corners of the eyes.
Synonyms: gerbo
First known attestation 1655 as ierbuah, from Maghrebi Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ).