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hamster

hams·ter

UK/ˈham(p)stə/ US/ˈhæm(p)stə/ fairly common

noun

1.

short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

Origin

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

Phrases

  • Chinese hamster
  • Chinese hamster ovary cell
  • Djungarian hamster
  • Dzungarian hamster
  • golden hamster
  • hamster ball
  • hamster style
  • hamster wheel

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