1) Character in the Iliad 2) Genus meriones 3) Mammal genus 
[genus] Meriones is a rodent genus that includes the gerbil most commonly kept as a pet, Meriones unguiculatus. The genus contains most animals referred to as jirds, but members of the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys are also known as jirds. The distribution of Meriones ranges from northern Africa to Mongolia. Merio...
[n] - a genus of Cricetidae
genus Meriones noun a genus of Cricetidae