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Meriones

noun

a genus of Cricetidae

• Syn: ↑genus Meriones

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cricetidae, ↑family Cricetidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑jird, ↑tamarisk gerbil, ↑Meriones unguiculatus, ↑sand rat, ↑Meriones longifrons

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\\məˈrīəˌnēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēria thigh bones, from mēros thigh; from the formation of the hind legs — more at member

: a genus of gerbils

Useful english dictionary. 2012.