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すなねずみ 砂鼠
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1. Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus); Mongolian jird​Usually written using kana alone
Wikipedia definition
2. Mongolian gerbil​Meriones unguiculatus, the Mongolian jird or Mongolian gerbil is a rodent belonging to subfamily Gerbillinae. It is the most widely known species of the Gerbil subfamily, and is the usual gerbil species to be kept as a pet or experimental animal, when it is known as the domesticated gerbil. Like the Syrian hamster (golden hamster), it was first brought to the United States in 1954 by Dr. Victor Schwentker for use in research.
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