transcription, транскрипция: [ krī-ˈsē-təd, -ˈse- ]
noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin Cricetus, genus name, of Slavic origin; akin to Czech křeček 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