hamster

باللغة العربية: قَدَاد، هَامِسْتَر

1. Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. · The hamster stuffed his puffy cheeks with food.
2. 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.
3. 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).

الجمع hamsters