HyperDic: hamster

English > 1 sense of the word hamster:
NOUNanimalhamstershort-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
hamster > pronunciation
Soundshhae'mster
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > hamster: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningshort-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
Member ofCricetus, genus Cricetustype genus of the Cricetidae
NarrowerEurasian hamster, Cricetus cricetusA variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia
golden hamster, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratussmall light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
Broaderrodent, gnawerrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Spanishcricetinae, hamster, hámster
Catalanhàmster

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