hamster
/ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ noun A2- Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. · The hamster stuffed his puffy cheeks with food.
- In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
- Any of various other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
Plural hamsters
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