gerbil - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • keep: All the species of gerbil kept in captivity are a shade of agouti normal in wild rodents.
  • have: Anyone who has had gerbils will know what great fun they are.
  • produce: Breeding non-spotted gerbils together will never produce white spotted gerbils.
  • breed: This means that a white spotted gerbil bred with a non spotted gerbil will always produce 50 % spotted pups.
  • buy: I had bought 4 gerbils ( who are very much loved ) instead a year previously.
  • find: Overall Karin has found these gerbils to be very nice animals to keep, and beautiful to look at.

Preposition: in

  • tank: We took the girls to the NGS stand where there were literally piles and piles of gerbils in small display tanks.

Adjective modifier

  • Mongolian: A pair of males will live happily together and as with Mongolian Gerbils appear to become very attached to their partners.
  • spotted: This means that a white spotted gerbil bred with a non spotted gerbil will always produce 50 % spotted pups.
  • giant: He was alarmed to see pictures of the giant gerbil sniffing round the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace.
  • pet: A site about pet gerbils with links to the author's other animal pages.
  • male: Male gerbils have a bald patch of dry skin in the middle of their tummy.
  • female: Ovarian tumors are common in female gerbils with poor reproductive performance.

Modifies a noun

  • genetics: He has published several papers on gerbil color genetics in partnership with the late Roy Robinson.
  • food: Gerbil food is relatively inexpensive and can be purchased at any pet store.
  • care: There is some advice on gerbil care at the The Dani Clan.
  • keeper: This page is designed to provide a service to gerbil keepers needing a vet who is experienced in caring for small mammals.
  • specie: Gerbil Society Information about gerbil species, help in keeping & links.

Noun used with modifier

  • baby: Mixing the sexes will result in lots of baby gerbils.
  • adult: The average adult gerbil drinks approximately 4 to 10 ml of water daily.

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