HyperDic: genus_meriones

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Meriones:
NOUNanimalgenus Meriones, Merionesa genus of Cricetidae
English > genus Meriones: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA genus of Cricetidae.
SynonymMeriones
Member ofCricetidae, family CricetidaeMostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
Membersjirdgerbil of northern Africa
sand rat, Meriones longifronssouthern European gerbil
tamarisk gerbil, Meriones unguiculatusA gerbil that is popular as a pet
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals
Spanishgenus meriones, meriones
Catalangenus meriones, meriones

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