hamster

hamster
Any of four genera (subfamily Cricetinae, family Muridae) of small rodents widely used in research and as pets: Cricetus, Cricetulus, Mesocricetus, and Phodopus. All hamsters are seed and plant feeders, store food, hibernate in winter, and breed throughout the year under laboratory conditions.

* * *

ham·ster 'ham(p)-stər n any of numerous Old World rodents (Cricetus or a related genus) having very large cheek pouches and including several used as laboratory animals

* * *

ham·ster (hamґstər) any member of four genera of the rodent family Muridae; genera used as laboratory animals are Cricetulus, Cricetus, and Mesocricetus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hamster — Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Recent Golden Hamster Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Hamster — Roborowski Zwerghamster (Phodopus roborovskii) Systematik Überordnung: Euarchontoglires …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hamster — [ amstɛr ] n. m. • 1765; mot all. ♦ Petit mammifère fouisseur (rongeurs), à pattes et queue courtes, au pelage roux et à ventre blanc, qui creuse des terriers compliqués où il amasse des provisions. Hamster d Amérique. Un couple de hamsters.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hamster — HÁMSTER, hamsteri, s.m. Mamifer din familia rozătoarelor, de talia unui şobolan, cu blana de diferite culori; hârciog (Cricetus ericetus). – Din germ. Hamster, engl. hamster. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  HÁMSTER s. v. hârciog.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Hamster — Sm std. (11. Jh.), mhd. hamster, ahd. hamustro, as. hamustra f., hamustro Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus sloven. chomestor oder einer anderen westslavischen Sprache, (vgl. russ. kslav. choměstorŭ Hamster , die Teile in russ. chomják Hamster und lit.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • hamster — c.1600, from Ger. Hamster, from M.H.G. hamastra hamster, probably from O.C.S. chomestoru hamster (the animal is native to S.E. Europe), perhaps a blend of Rus. chomiak and Lith. staras, both meaning hamster. The older English name for it was… …   Etymology dictionary

  • *hamster — ● hamster nom masculin (allemand Hamster) Rongeur (cricétidé) des régions tempérées d Eurasie, au corps trapu, aux pattes et à la queue courtes, entreposant dans ses abajoues des aliments qu il stocke ensuite dans de profonds terriers. (Le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hamster — Hamster: Der Name des Nagetieres ist in ahd. Zeit aus dem Slawischen entlehnt worden. Ahd. hamustro, das in den Glossen mlat. curculio »Kornwurm; Feldmaus« wiedergibt, geht auf aslaw. choměstorb »Hamster« zurück, beachte russ. chomjak »Hamster« …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Hamster — Ham ster ( st[ e]r), n. [G. hamster.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small European rodent ({Cricetus frumentarius}). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hamster — s. m. [Zoologia] Espécie de arganaz, criceto.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra alemã Hamster …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • hámster — (Del al. Hamster). m. Roedor de pequeño tamaño, semejante al ratón, que se emplea como animal de laboratorio y de compañía …   Diccionario de la lengua española

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”