CRICETID


Meaning of CRICETID in English

n.

Pronunciation: kr ī - ' s ē -t ə d, - ' se-

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from New Latin Cricetus, genus name, of Slavic origin; akin to Czech k ř e č ek hamster

Date: 1960

: any of a family (Cricetidae) of small rodents including the hamsters, voles, lemmings, gerbils, and New World rats and mice that are often grouped with the murids

– cricetid adjective

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