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Answer for the clue "North African gerbils ", 4 letters:
jird

Word definitions for jird in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. gerbil of northern Africa

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of various rodents of the genera ''Meriones'', ''Sekeetamys'', ''Brachiones'', and sometimes ''Pachyuromys'', an agricultural pest.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gerbil \Ger"bil\ (j[~e]r"b[i^]l), Gerbille \Ger`bille"\ (zh[asl]r`b[-e]l"), n. [F. gerbille. Cf. Jerboa .] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae ...

Usage examples of jird.

I transferred it and the clips to the jirt, clipped on my phone and hurried out to the great room, ready for breakfast.

I grabbed the butt as rough hands yanked me upright by my jirt collar.

I bent forward and twisted violently sideways, breaking free of the man holding me by my jirt collar.