# jird

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.

## Etymology
Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jird