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单词 jird
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Definition of jird in English:

jird

noundʒəːdjərd
  • A long-tailed burrowing rodent related to the gerbils, found in deserts and steppes from North Africa to China.

    沙鼠

    Genus Meriones, family Muridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most bushy tail jirds welcome cage companions but they treat humans like part of their terrain to be explored.
    • In the wild a male jird may mate up to 200 times in a single day.
    • The Libyan jird for instance lives solitaire in Algeria, which is a type - 1 area, but lives in groups in Pakistan!
    • Tristram's jird is abundant in foothills and plateau of the Talysh.
    • The Shaw's jird is the most popular followed by the Sundevall jird and Libyan jird.
    • The jird is able to exploit low quality roughage and has a low energy requirement.
    • Male jirds naturally spend most of their time above ground and can be housed in a cage or tank.
    • The Persian jird is resistant to infection by the plague whereas Tristram's jird is highly susceptible to plague infection and disease.
    • Popular names are Mongolian gerbil and clawed jird.

Origin

From Berber (a)gherda.

Definition of jird in US English:

jird

nounjərd
  • A long-tailed burrowing rodent related to the gerbils, found in deserts and steppes from North Africa to China.

    沙鼠

    Genus Meriones, family Muridae: several species, in particular M. unguiculatus, popular as a pet

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The jird is able to exploit low quality roughage and has a low energy requirement.
    • Most bushy tail jirds welcome cage companions but they treat humans like part of their terrain to be explored.
    • Tristram's jird is abundant in foothills and plateau of the Talysh.
    • In the wild a male jird may mate up to 200 times in a single day.
    • The Persian jird is resistant to infection by the plague whereas Tristram's jird is highly susceptible to plague infection and disease.
    • The Shaw's jird is the most popular followed by the Sundevall jird and Libyan jird.
    • Male jirds naturally spend most of their time above ground and can be housed in a cage or tank.
    • Popular names are Mongolian gerbil and clawed jird.
    • The Libyan jird for instance lives solitaire in Algeria, which is a type - 1 area, but lives in groups in Pakistan!

Origin

From Berber ( a)gherda.

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