sand rat — Gerbil Ger bil (j[ e]r b[i^]l), Gerbille Ger bille (zh[asl]r b[ e]l ), n. [F. gerbille. Cf. {Jerboa}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus {Gerbillus} and related genera of the subfamily… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gerbil — Ger bil (j[ e]r b[i^]l), Gerbille Ger bille (zh[asl]r b[ e]l ), n. [F. gerbille. Cf. {Jerboa}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus {Gerbillus} and related genera of the subfamily… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gerbil — Taxobox name = Gerbil fossil range = Late Miocene Recent image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia superfamilia = Muroidea familia = Muridae subfamilia = Gerbillinae subfamilia authority = Gray,… … Wikipedia
gerbil — /jerr beuhl/, n. 1. any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping. 2. Also called tamarisk gerbil. a jird, Meriones unguiculatus,… … Universalium
Sand Rat — Taxobox | name = Sand Rat status= secure fossil range = Late Miocene Recent regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia superfamilia = Muroidea familia = Muridae subfamilia = Gerbillinae genus = Psammomys species = P.… … Wikipedia
sand rat — noun 1. small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Heterocephalus, ↑genus Heterocephalus 2. southern European gerbil • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sand rat — 1. gerbil. 2. See naked mole rat. 3. any of various desert rodents. [1775 85] * * * ▪ rodent either of two species of gerbils (gerbil) in the genus Psammomys. * * * … Universalium
Sand-Rennmaus — dienovidinė smiltpelė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Meriones meridianus angl. little Chinese jird; midday gerbil; southern jird vok. Mittags Rennmaus; Sand Rennmaus; Wüstenmaus rus. полуденная… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Gerbil — Rennmäuse Mongolische Rennmaus (Meriones unguiculatus) Systematik Überordnung: Euarchontoglires … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mongolian gerbil — Mongolian Jird (Gerbil) Wild Gerbil in Mongolia Conservation status … Wikipedia
