gold′en ham′ster

a light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, of Asia Minor, often kept as a laboratory animal or pet.

[1945–50]

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Noun

golden hamster - small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

Mesocricetus auratus, Syrian hamster

hamster - short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

genus Mesocricetus, Mesocricetus - golden hamsters

Translations

aranyhörcsögszíriai aranyhörcsög

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Bu parazit Mongolian gerbillerden baska Great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) (1) Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) (9) ve African giant ratlarda (Cricetomys gambianus) (10) tespit edilmistir.

Bir Mongolian Gerbilde (Meriones Unguiculatus) Dentostomella translucida Schulz ve Krepkorgorskaja, 1932/Dentostomella translucida (Gerbil Pinworm) Infection in Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones Unguiculatus) Schulz and Krepkorgorskaja, 1932

A There are a number of species that make great first pets but my favourite indoor pet is a golden hamster. They are easy to take care of, are a nice size to hold and easily become accustomed to being handled.

Q & A; Pet talk

The theory that remote sites of infection might contribute to PTLBW was supported by a number of studies using the pregnant golden hamster model.

Periodontitis as an emerging risk in pre-term low birth weight deliveries

A Syrian golden hamster model recapitulating Ebola hemorrhagic fever.

Lack of protection against Ebola virus from chloroquine in mice and hamsters

Intraepithelial capillaries were recognizable because more than 2/3 of their circumference is surrounded by follicular epithelium as previously shown by Lietz and BAlcker (1974) and Sato (1959) in golden hamster. Intraepithelial capillaries have also been reported in the jimpy mice (Liu 1984).

Light and Electron Microscopic Study of Thyroid Gland in the African Giant Rat Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse

This study reports safety data using the normal female Syrian golden hamster.

Safety study of photodynamic therapy using talaporfin sodium in the pancreas and surrounding tissues in the Syrian golden hamster

If any beady-eyed residents of Lepton spot a portly golden hamster with an adventurous glint in his eye, please get in touch.

The life and times of Barry the rolling rodent

Important among them are BALB/c mice and Syrian golden hamster (primary tests), dogs (secondary tests) and monkeys viz..

Visceral leishmaniasis: experimental models for drug discovery

It said the one-year-old female golden hamster had to be put down after suffering severe burns.

Teenager put hamster in the microwave

Kevin McCole, prosecuting for the RSPCA, told Kettering magistrates how the teenager, from Corby, Northants, had threatened to microwave the female golden hamster on three previous occasions.

Evil brother microwaves family's pet; HAMSTER