hamster

ham·ster  (hmstr)

n.

A small Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especially Mesocricetus auratus, having large cheek pouches and a short tail and often kept as a pet or used in laboratory research.

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[German, from Middle High German hamastra, perhaps from Old High German hamustro, of Slavic origin.]

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hamster [ˈhæmstə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any Eurasian burrowing rodent of the tribe Cricetini, such as Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster), having a stocky body, short tail, and cheek pouches: family Cricetidae. They are popular pets

[from German, from Old High German hamustro, of Slavic origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hamster - short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing Cricetus, genus Cricetus - type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters Cricetus cricetus, Eurasian hamster - a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, Syrian hamster - small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

Translations

hamster [ˈhæmstəʳ] N → hámster m

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hamster [ˈhæmstə^r] n → hamster m

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hamster

n → Hamster m

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hamster [ˈhæmstəʳ] n → criceto

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hamster

n hamster [ˈhӕmstə]

a small animal, rather like a fat rat without a tail, often kept as a pet. hamster حيوان قارض يُشْبِه الجِرْذ хамстер křeček hamster der Hamster χάμστερ hámster hamster نوعی موش صحرایی hamsteri hamster אוֹגֶר बड़े चूहे जैसा पालतू जानवर hrcak hörcsög marmot hamstur criceto ハムスター 햄스터 žiurkėnas kāmis hamster hamster hamster chomik hamster hamster хомяк škrečok hrček hrčak hamster สัตว์คล้ายหนูชนิดหนึ่ง ในตระกูล Muridae hamster, cırlak sıçan 倉鼠 хом'як پھولے کلوں اور چھوٹی دم والی قسم کا چوہا chuột hang 仓鼠

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hamster → حيوان الهمستر křeček hamster Hamster χάμστερ hámster hamsteri hamster hrčak criceto ハムスター 햄스터 hamster hamster chomik hamster хомяк hamster สัตว์ชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายหนู hamster chuột đồng 仓鼠