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TAMARISK GERBIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tamarisk gerbil mean?
• TAMARISK GERBIL (noun)
The noun TAMARISK GERBIL has 1 sense:
1. a gerbil that is popular as a pet
Familiarity information: TAMARISK GERBIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gerbil that is popular as a pet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Meriones unguiculatus; tamarisk gerbil
Hypernyms ("tamarisk gerbil" is a kind of...):
gerbil; gerbille (small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping)
Holonyms ("tamarisk gerbil" is a member of...):
genus Meriones; Meriones (a genus of Cricetidae)
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