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Meriones

noun
Me·​ri·​o·​nes | \ məˈrīəˌnēz\

Definition of Meriones

: a genus of gerbils

History and Etymology for Meriones

New Latin, from Greek mēria thigh bones, from mēros thigh; from the formation of the hind legs

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