gerbil
/ˈdʒɜːbɪl/noun
उच्चारण जर्बिल
जर्बिल (चूहे जैसा छोटा रेगिस्तानी जीव)
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a small desert animal like a mouse, with long back legs, often kept as a pet
जर्बिल (चूहे जैसा छोटा रेगिस्तानी जीव)
- The children keep two gerbils in a cage.
- The Indian gerbil lives in dry fields and scrubland.
- The gerbil ran round and round on its wheel.
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- A gerbil needs a dry cage with plenty of bedding.
- Gerbils live in burrows in sandy ground.
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a gerbil / gerbils (countable noun)
Gerbil is countable, with the regular plural gerbils. Gerbils are small rodents kept as pets or used in laboratories.
Gerbil countable है और इसका नियमित plural gerbils है। Gerbils छोटे कृंतक जीव हैं जिन्हें पालतू रूप में या प्रयोगशालाओं में रखा जाता है।
- Our school science lab keeps two gerbils.
- A gerbil can live for about three years.
keep / have a gerbil as a pet
Use keep or have with a gerbil, and as a pet to show its role.
Gerbil के साथ keep या have आता है, और उसकी भूमिका बताने के लिए as a pet।
- Radhika's cousin keeps a gerbil as a pet.
- Many children have a gerbil as their first pet.
gerbil in a cage / wheel
Use in for the cage and on for the exercise wheel: a gerbil in a cage, a gerbil on its wheel.
पिंजरे के लिए in और व्यायाम के पहिये के लिए on आता है: a gerbil in a cage, a gerbil on its wheel।
- The gerbil ran on its wheel all night.
- A gerbil in a cage needs clean bedding.
gerbil + noun
Gerbil is used as a noun modifier in gerbil food and gerbil cage.
Gerbil, gerbil food और gerbil cage में noun modifier के रूप में आता है।
- We bought gerbil food from the pet shop.
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adjective + gerbil
pettametinyfurryplayful
- The tame gerbil climbed onto her hand.
verb + gerbil
feedkeephandlebreedadopt
- You should handle a gerbil gently.
gerbil + noun
cagefoodwheelbeddingburrow
- The gerbil cage was placed near the window.
gerbil + behaviour
digburrowgnawhide seedsrun
- Gerbils love to dig and burrow.
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- The gerbil stored sunflower seeds in the corner of its cage.
Gerbil ने अपने पिंजरे के कोने में सूरजमुखी के बीज जमा कर लिए।
- Radhika watched the gerbil dig a tunnel in the sawdust.
राधिका ने gerbil को बुरादे में सुरंग खोदते देखा।
- Wild gerbils live in the deserts of Asia and Africa.
जंगली gerbils एशिया और अफ्रीका के रेगिस्तानों में रहते हैं।
- A gerbil is smaller and more active than a hamster.
Gerbil, hamster से छोटा और अधिक चुस्त होता है।
- Our teacher showed how a gerbil survives with very little water.
हमारे शिक्षक ने दिखाया कि gerbil बहुत कम पानी में कैसे जीवित रहता है।
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These small pets look similar, but they behave differently.
ये छोटे पालतू जीव दिखने में एक जैसे हैं, पर इनका व्यवहार अलग है।
A small desert rodent with long back legs and a furry tail; active in the day.
लंबी पिछली टाँगों और रोएँदार पूँछ वाला छोटा रेगिस्तानी कृंतक; दिन में सक्रिय।
- The gerbil jumped like a tiny kangaroo.
A round, short-tailed rodent that is mostly active at night.
गोल, छोटी पूँछ वाला कृंतक जो अधिकतर रात में सक्रिय रहता है।
- The hamster slept all day.
A larger, tailless rodent from South America.
दक्षिण अमेरिका का बड़ा, बिना पूँछ वाला कृंतक।
- The guinea pig squeaked for food.