hamster

ham·ster

 (hăm′stər)

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

(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

[C17: from German, from Old High German hamustro, of Slavic origin]

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ham•ster

(ˈhæm stər)

n.

any of several short-tailed, burrowing rodents of the family Cricetidae, of Eurasia, with large cheek pouches.

[1600–10; < German; compare Old High German hamastro, Old Saxon hamstra weevil]

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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

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Translations

الُأرْجوحَة الشَبَكِيَّةحيوان قارض يُشْبِه الجِرْذ

křeček

hamster

Hamster

χάμστερ

hámster

hamster

hamsteri

hamsterrat de blé

אוגר

hrčak

hörcsög

hamstur

criceto

ハムスター

햄스터

žiurkėnas

kāmis

hamster

hamster

chomik

hamster

hamsterhârciog

хомяк

škrečok

hrček

hamster

สัตว์ชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายหนู

hamstercırlak sıçan

хом'як

chuột đồng

仓鼠

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

(ˈhӕmstə) noun

a small animal, rather like a fat rat without a tail, often kept as a pet. hamster حيوان قارض يُشْبِه الجِرْذ хамстер hamster křeček der Hamster hamster χάμστερhámster hamster نوعی موش صحرایی hamsteri hamsterאוגר बड़े चूहे जैसा पालतू जानवर hrcak hörcsög marmot hamstur criceto ハムスター 햄스터 žiurkėnas kāmis hamster hamsterhamsterchomik یوه دوله صحرای موږک ده 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

→ الُأرْجوحَة الشَبَكِيَّة 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

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