hamster

n. type of small short-tailed rodent native to Europe and Asia (often kept as a pet)

Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 18 species, classified in six or seven genera. Because they are easy to breed in captivity, hamsters are often used as lab animals and kept as pets.The word is rather frequently misspelled as "hampster". This may have been popularized by The Hampster Dance meme.
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Noun
1. short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
(hypernym) rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal
(hyponym) Eurasian hamster, Cricetus cricetus
(member-holonym) Cricetus, genus Cricetus

n. hamster, type of small short-tailed rodent native to Europe and Asia

n. hamster, type of small short-tailed rodent native to Europe and Asia (often kept as a pet)