krə̇ˈsed.əˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cricetus, type genus + -idae
: a family of myomorph rodents comprising the New World mice, the lemmings, voles, hamsters, and related forms that are mostly small, resemble mice or rats, and have three molar teeth on each side whose cusps in the upper series are arranged in transverse pairs