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jird
Jird (noun) means any of several rodents that damage crops, from the genus Meriones, or from selected species within the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and, in some cases, Pachyuromys.
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Any of several rodents that damage crops, from the genus Meriones, or from selected species within the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and, in some cases, 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."
— D. A. Denham (1982)
"Escherichia coli has been isolated from jirds that have died of septicemia."
— Stephen A. Felt, Chapter 53: Egyptian Fat-Tailed Jird (2012)
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Etymology
Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.
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"jird" (noun) means any of several rodents that damage crops, from the genus Meriones, or from selected species within the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and, in some cases, Pachyuromys.
