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Definition of Genus Meriones
1. Noun. A genus of Cricetidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cricetidae, Family Cricetidae
Member holonyms: Jird, Meriones Unguiculatus, Tamarisk Gerbil, Meriones Longifrons, Sand Rat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Meriones
Literary usage of Genus Meriones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1856)
"I. Of the genus Meriones (Illiger) there appear to be two species in Nova Scotia.
The smaller and more abundant of these was that with which the writer ..."
2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1856)
"I. Of the genus Meriones (Illiger) there appear to be two species in Nova Scotia.
The smaller and more abundant of these was that with which the writer ..."
3. An Historical and Descriptive Account of British America: Comprehending by Hugh Murray (1839)
"The genus Meriones,T?. Cuv., was formed by separation from that just named, and
contains species distinguished by the greater length of the hind legs, ..."
4. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"genus Meriones. Illiger. Consisting of small species. Tail very long, slender,
and nearly naked. Molars beneath six. Forefeet with a rudimentary thumb, ..."
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