meriones

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of Cricetidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	jird,
definition	:	gerbil of northern Africa (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	meriones unguiculatus, tamarisk gerbil,
definition	:	a gerbil that is popular as a pet (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	meriones longifrons, sand rat,
definition	:	southern European gerbil (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cricetidae, family cricetidae,
definition	:	mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters (noun.animal)