Gerbillinae

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Noun1.Gerbillinae - gerbils
mammal family - a family of mammals
Cricetidae, family Cricetidae - mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
genus Gerbillus, Gerbillus - type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
gerbil, gerbille - small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
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Indian gerbille (Tatera indica) is one of the largest species in the murid subfamily Gerbillinae. Body mass ranges from 100 to 227g and body length from 15 to 17 cm.
There are four different epidemiological zones of ZCL in the country and four species of rodents (Gerbillinae) known as the principal animal reservoir hosts in different foci.
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