hamster
IPA: hˈæmstɝ
noun
- Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
- especially of species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) and species of genus Phodopus (dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
- 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).
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
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