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hamster

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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.

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

hamster
Noun
a small rodent with a stocky body, short tail, and cheek pouches [German]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hamsterhamster - 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] nhámster m

hamster [ˈhæmstəʳ] nhamster m

hamster [ˈhæmstəʳ] nHamster m

hamster [ˈhæmstəʳ] ncriceto

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


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