Meaning | short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches. |
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Member of | Cricetus, genus Cricetus | type genus of the Cricetidae |
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Narrower | Eurasian hamster, Cricetus cricetus | A variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia |
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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 |
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Spanish | cricetinae, hamster, hámster |
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Catalan | hàmster |
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