genus gerbillus

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   type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils

   SynonymsGerbillus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofGerbillinae

Questions about genus gerbillus

What does genus gerbillus mean?

genus gerbillus means "type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils".

What is another word for genus gerbillus?

Close synonyms include Gerbillus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus gerbillus a common word?

genus gerbillus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.