hamster
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
Origin of hamster
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Hedgehog Birthday From the folks who brought you ‘Tiny Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos’ comes another squee-worthy video.
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Crazy Cartography: Artists and Writers Conjure a Slew of Imaginative Maps | Lauren Elkin | April 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDwarf hamsters of the genus Cricetulus are natives of the northern provinces.
But hamsters are by no means all alike, and some are entirely black, some pied, and some entirely white.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
Of course hamsters are terribly destructive in cultivated land, and large numbers are destroyed every year.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodThe Hamsters differ considerably from the marmots in their mode of burrowing.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found | Mayne ReidIt's part of a big, important scientific experiment, only we're the hamsters.
Voyage To Eternity | Milton Lesser
British Dictionary definitions for hamster
/ (ˈhæmstə) /
any Eurasian burrowing rodent of the tribe Cricetini, such as Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster), having a stocky body, short tail, and cheek pouches: family Cricetidae. They are popular pets
Origin of hamster
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