jaculus

IPA: dʒˈækjʌɫʌs

Root Word: Jaculus

The jaculus (or iaculus, pl. jaculi, meaning "thrown" in Latin) is a small mythical serpent or dragon.
The genus Jaculus is a member of the Dipodinae subfamily of dipodoid rodents (jerboas).

Examples of "jaculus" in Sentences

Lesser jerboa Jaculus jaculus and common spiny mouse Acomys dimidiatus are less common.
Mediterranean tortoise (Testudo graeca), Lebetine viper (Vipera lebetina), Western boa (Eryx jaculus), and Dahl's Whip Snake (Coluber najadum) inhabit the region.
11: 29, Isa. 66: 17 this word is used generically, and includes the jerboa (Mus jaculus), rat, hamster (Cricetus), which, though declared to be unclean animals, were eaten by the Arabs, and are still eaten by the
These include fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus and Psammomys vexillaris), which are adapted to feed on the leaves and stems of salty succulents, as well as other desert-adapted species such as Meriones shawi, M. crassus, Jaculus jaculus, J. orientalis, Massoutiera mzabi, Ctenodactylus vali, C. gundi, and Pachyuromys duprasi.