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Hamster  n.  (Zool.) 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.





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"Hamster" Quotes from Famous Books



... sleep; but these are incomplete, since the temperature of hibernating animals remains greater by one degree than that of the surrounding air, and the motions of the heart and respiration are simply retarded. Dr. Preyer has observed that a hamster sometimes goes five minutes without breathing appreciably after ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 • Various


Words linked to "Hamster" :   rodent, Cricetus cricetus, gnawer, golden hamster, Eurasian hamster, genus Cricetus, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus


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