Allactaga
noun
Al·lac·ta·ga
variants or less commonly Alactaga
ə-ˈlak-tə-gə
: a genus of small Asian jerboas having five toes on the hind feet
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Mongolian (Khalkha) alagdaaxaj "long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso)"
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above