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xe•rus
Pronunciation: (zēr'us), [key]—
n.
an African ground squirrel of the genus
Xerus, having spiny fur, very short ears, and a long tail, and including the species
X. rutilus of northeastern Africa and
X. erythropus of western and central Africa.
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