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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

gek'-o (the Revised Version (British and American) for 'anaqah, only in Le 11:30; Septuagint mugale, "shrew mouse" or "field mouse"; the King James Version ferret): Probably a shrew or a field mouse.

See FERRET; LIZARD; SPIDER.