hamster
hamster
noun
noun
- a solitary burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food, native to Europe and North Asia
仓鼠 - Subfamily Cricetinae, family Muridae: several genera and species, in particular the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), often kept as a pet or laboratory animal, and the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
仓鼠亚科，鼠科：数属，数种，尤指常被当作宠物或用于实验研究的金色中仓鼠（拉丁名Mesocricetus auratus）和普通中仓鼠（拉丁名Cricetus cricetus）
- early 17th cent.: from German, from Old High German hamustro 'corn-weevil'
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