Meaning
Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.
Etymology
Origin: Arabic
Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2023.