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Definition of Gerbillus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Gerbillinae, Subfamily Gerbillinae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gerbillus
Literary usage of Gerbillus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"(2) gerbillus, Desm.—MERIONES, Illig. The Gerbils have molars that differ very
little from those of Rats, merely becoming sooner worn, ..."
2. The Mammals of India: A Natural History of All the Animals Known to Inhabit by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1874)
"gerbillus, F. Cuvier. Char.—Upper incisors grooved; molars equably enamelled,
with transverse ridges, ... They are found in Africa and Asia. 170. gerbillus ..."
3. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"GENUS gerbillus. Form murine, with the exception of ... gerbillus INDICUS.
The Indian Jerboa-Rat, or Kangaroo-Rat ..."
4. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"58, pis. xxii, xxiii, gerbillus robustus, Loche Cat. Mamm. Ois. Alg., sp. 57 (
1858)*. ... gerbillus elegans, Heuglin Reise NO Afrika, ii, p. 80 (1877)*. ..."
5. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"The best-known genus is gerbillus, including the Gerbilles proper. ... The tail
is shorter than in gerbillus; its length in an individual of 165 mm. was 130 ..."
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