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Mongolian gerbil


Mongolian gerbil

noun

Definition of MONGOLIAN GERBIL

: a gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) of Mongolia and northern China that has a high capacity for temperature regulation and is often kept as a pet or used as a laboratory animal

First Known Use of MONGOLIAN GERBIL

1948

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