Meriones

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Meriones m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – jirds.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Meriones – tamarisk jird.

English

Proper noun

Meriones

  1. (Greek mythology) A hero of the Trojan War, the Cretan son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe.
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