HAMSTER


Meaning of HAMSTER in English

/ham"steuhr/ , n.

any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.

[ 1600-10; hamastro, OS hamstra weevil ]

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