- Mongolian gerbil
- Mongolian gerbil n a gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) of Mongolia and northern China that has a high capacity for temperature regulation and is used as an experimental laboratory animal
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Mongolian gerbil
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mongolian gerbil — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a gerbil of the genus Meriones (M. unguiculatus) of Mongolia and northern China that has an external resemblance to a rat, has a high capacity for temperature regulation, and is used as an experimental… … Useful english dictionary
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Mongolian gerbil — noun Date: 1948 a gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) of Mongolia and northern China that has an external resemblance to a rat, has a high capacity for temperature regulation, and is often kept as a pet or used as an experimental laboratory animal … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Meriones unguiculatus — Taxobox name = Meriones unguiculatus status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Muridae subfamilia = Gerbillinae genus = Meriones subgenus = Pallasiomys species = M.… … Wikipedia
Meriones (genus) — For other uses, see Meriones (disambiguation). Meriones Temporal range: Early Pleistocene Recent Meriones unguiculatus Scientific classification … Wikipedia
