Jird

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.

    "The jirds are treated with the suspension or solution obtained by this method. Only one jird is used for each compound for the primary screen."

  2. 2
    gerbil of northern Africa wordnet

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"The jirds are treated with the suspension or solution obtained by this method. Only one jird is used for each compound for the primary screen."

Etymology

Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.

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