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hamster
[ ham-ster ]
noun
- any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
hamster
/ ˈhæmstə /
noun
- 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
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Example Sentences
After seeing this trick with blocks and toys, children saw it performed with a hamster.
His tiny hamster buddies drop by and they all wear tiny hats.
And in item 6c I get to list my dependents—three children, four dogs, six laying hens, two goldfish, and a hamster.
In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.
Kim Jong Un, a hamster in the snake pit of the regime, has just created a new adversary.
Its natural disposition and habits are nearly the same as those of the hamster and zisel.
This remarkable little animal threshing-machine is called the hamster.
And in the mere matter of the amount of grain handled, the work of the hamster is not to be laughed at.
Another advantage is that you can't be robbed of your store as easily as the hamster, for example, frequently is.
Among them is the Hamster (Cricetus frumentarius), so widely known for the ravages which it makes among the crops.
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