hamster (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hamster*:
NOUN	animal	hamster	short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

hamster > pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'mster
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *hamster*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
Member of	Cricetus, genus Cricetus	type genus of the Cricetidae
Narrower	Eurasian hamster, Cricetus cricetus	A variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia
Narrower	golden hamster, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus	small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
Broader	rodent, gnawer	relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Spanish	cricetinae, hamster, hámster
Catalan	hàmster

HyperDic: hamster