MERIONES UNGUICULATUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A gerbil that is popular as a pet

Synonyms:

Meriones unguiculatus; tamarisk gerbil

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Meriones unguiculatus" is a kind of...):

gerbil; gerbille (small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping)

Holonyms ("Meriones unguiculatus" is a member of...):

genus Meriones; Meriones (a genus of Cricetidae)

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