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ham⋅ster

  [ham-ster]
–noun
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
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Origin:
1600–10; < G; cf. OHG hamastro, OS hamstra weevil
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ham·ster   (hām'stər)   
n.  A small Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especially Mesocricetus auratus, having large cheek pouches and a short tail and often kept as a pet or used in laboratory research.

[German, from Middle High German hamastra, perhaps from Old High German hamustro, of Slavic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

hamster 
1607, from Ger. Hamster, from M.H.G. hamastra "hamster," probably from O.C.S. chomestoru "hamster" (the animal is native to S.E. Europe), perhaps a blend of Rus. chomiak and Lith. staras, both meaning "hamster." The older Eng. name for it was German rat.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ham·ster
Pronunciation: 'ham(p)-st&r
Function: noun
: any of numerous Old World rodents (Cricetus or a related genus) havingvery large cheek pouches and including several used as laboratory animals
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

hamster
1. (From Fairchild) A particularly slick little piece of code that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster happily spinning its exercise wheel.
2. A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.
3. (UK) Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-02-16)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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