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ham·ster
(hăm′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.]
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hamster
(ˈhæmstə)n
(Animals) 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
[C17: from German, from Old High German hamustro, of Slavic origin]
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ham•ster
(ˈhæm stər)n.
any of several short-tailed, burrowing rodents of the family Cricetidae, of Eurasia, with large cheek pouches.
[1600–10; < German; compare Old High German hamastro, Old Saxon hamstra weevil]
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| Noun | 1. |  hamster - short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouchesgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing Cricetus, genus Cricetus - type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters Cricetus cricetus, Eurasian hamster - a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, Syrian hamster - small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet |
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الُأرْجوحَة الشَبَكِيَّةحيوان قارض يُشْبِه الجِرْذ
křeček
hamster
hamster
hamsteri
hamsterrat de blé
hrčak
hörcsög
hamstur
ハムスター
햄스터
žiurkėnas
kāmis
hamsterhârciog
škrečok
hrček
hamster
สัตว์ชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายหนู
hamstercırlak sıçan
хом'як
chuột đồng
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hamster
n → Hamster m
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hamster
(ˈhӕmstə) noun a small animal, rather like a fat rat without a tail, often kept as a pet.
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hamster
→ الُأرْجوحَة الشَبَكِيَّة křeček hamster Hamster χάμστερ hámster hamsteri hamster hrčak criceto ハムスター 햄스터 hamster hamster chomik hamster хомяк hamster สัตว์ชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายหนู hamster chuột đồng 仓鼠Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009