hamster

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
2. Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
3. Any of various 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

To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

Concepts

hamster

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rat de blé

h aspiré

hamsters

Synonymes

field mouse

guinea pig

hoarder

field mice

Traductions

Hamster

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criceto

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hámster

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hamster

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hàmster

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hamster

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χάμστερ

amstèr

κρικετόμυς

hamster

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cırlak sıçan

Cricetus

κρικητός

Mesocricetus

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhæm(p)stɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from German Hamster (see for etymology). Displaced earlier term German rat.