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G — Geognost to Gerlind (Part 6 of 6)

Gerbil
(Ger"bil ||Ger`bille") n. [F. gerbille. Cf. Jerboa.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

Gerboa
(Ger*bo"a) n. (Zoöl.) The jerboa.

Gere
(Gere) n. Gear. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Gerent
(Ge"rent) a. [L. gerens, p. pr. of gerere to bear, manage.] Bearing; carrying. [Obs.] Bailey.

Gerfalcon
(Ger"fal`con) n. (Zoöl.) See Gyrfalcon.

Gerful
(Ger"ful) a. [Cf. OF. girer to twirl, E. gyrate.] Changeable; capricious. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Gerland
(Ger"land Ger"lond), n. A garland. [Obs.]

Gerlind
(Ger"lind) n. (Zoöl.) A salmon returning from the sea the second time. [Prov. Eng.]