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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
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First Known Use of MONGOLIAN GERBIL

1948
Medical Dictionary

Mongolian gerbil

noun

Medical Definition of MONGOLIAN GERBIL

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

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