jird
jird noun: any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.
Noun
jird (plural jirds)
- Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes 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.1982, D. A. Denham, “6: Experience with a Screen for Macrofilaricidal Activity Using Transplanted Adult Brugia pahangi in the Peritoneal Cavities of Meriones unguiculatus”, in Dawn Owen, editor...
- The jird need not be anaesthetized prior to inoculation.1997, Harold Townson, Chapter 9: Infection of mosquitoes with filaria, J. M. Crampton, C. B. Beard, C. Louis, The Molecular Biology of Insect Disease Vectors, World Health Organization, Chapman &...
Forms of jird
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Origin of jird
Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.
Questions about jird
- What does jird mean?
- Jird means any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.
- What part of speech is jird?
- Jird is a noun.
- What is the plural of jird?
- The plural of jird is jirds.
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