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hamster
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hamster has 1 sense
- hamster(n = noun.animal) Array - short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches; Array is a kind of gnawer, rodent
is a member of cricetus, genus cricetus
has particulars: cricetus cricetus, eurasian hamster, golden hamster, mesocricetus auratus, syrian hamster
CIDE DICTIONARY
hamster, n. [G. hamster.].
A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius ). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hamster, n. any of various rodents of the subfamily Cricetinae, esp. Cricetus cricetus, having a short tail and large cheek pouches for storing food, kept as a pet or laboratory animal.
Etymology
G f. OHG hamustro corn-weevil
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