Desert Rodent Often Kept as a Pet

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from World of Sounds, Group 1353, Puzzle 2 (Dogs Barking).

Question is: Desert Rodent Often Kept as a Pet

and the answer is: GERBIL

Word Meaning:

GERBIL — A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

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