mongolian gerbil meaning

• [Medicine]
  n : 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
  

• gerbil:    Noun: gerbil  ...
• mongolian:    Adjective: Mongoli ...
• tamarisk gerbil:    Noun: tamarisk ger ...

Examples

1. the effects of short photoperiod on thermogenesis in mongolian gerbil meriones unguiculatus
2. objective to study population genetic characteristics of mongolian gerbils in zhejiang laboratory animal center
3. each mongolian gerbil was subjected to a 24-hour fasting period before being administered, and was inoculated with h . pylori atcc 43504
4. Mongolian gerbils prefer to live in pairs or groups rather than alone.
5. Sandbathing is thermoregulatory in the mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus.